如実

• 読み: にょじつ
• ローマ字: nyojitsu
• 漢字の分解: 如 (nyo/jo) — as, like, in accordance with; 実 (jitsu) — reality, truth, substance
• 発音: /ɲo.dʑi.tsɯ/

意味

Vividly; realistically; faithfully; true to life. Describes something depicted or revealed in a strikingly clear and undeniably accurate manner.

A na-adjective most often used adverbially as 如実に. Common patterns include 如実に示す (to show vividly/clearly), 如実に反映する (to reflect faithfully), and 如実に物語る (to tell plainly as it is). The word carries a sense of undeniable clarity — what is shown cannot be denied or obscured. Formal and literary in register.

例文

1. 彼の表情が如実に不満を物語っていた。
2. そのデータは社会における格差を如実に示している。
3. 老いた親の姿が、時間の流れを如実に感じさせた。

使い方ガイド

場面: formal writing, journalism, academic contexts, literature

トーン: objective

起源と歴史

From Classical Chinese/Buddhist 如実 (rúshí), meaning 'just as things are' or 'in accordance with reality.' In Buddhism it refers to perceiving things as they truly are, without illusion or distortion.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated