Word Meaning 実は

じつは jitsu ha

実は is read as じつは (jitsu ha) and means as a matter of fact.

Meaning

English

  1. as a matter of fact
  2. by the way
  3. to tell you the truth
  4. to be honest
  5. frankly

Reading

Kana

じつは

Romaji

jitsu ha

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 1875 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

実際は

じっさいは

in fact

実に

げに

indeed

じつ

(good) result

実力

じつりょく

arms

実行

じっこう

execution (of a program)

実現

じつげん

implementation (e.g. of a system)

実際

じっさい

bhutakoti (limit of reality)

実用

じつよう

practical use

実情

じつじょう

real condition

実家

じっか

(one's parents') home

実験

じっけん

experiment

実感

じっかん

real feeling

Example Sentences

2

このみはたべられますか。

Is this fruit edible?

じつはそのはなしをもうしっていた。

Actually, I already knew that story.