Word Meaning 実を言えば

じつをいえば jitsu o ieba

実を言えば is read as じつをいえば (jitsu o ieba) and means as a matter of fact.

Meaning

English

as a matter of fact
to tell the truth

Reading

Kana

じつをいえば

Romaji

jitsu o ieba

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 45848 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

実体宣言

じったいせんげん

entity declaration

プロトコル実装適合性宣言

ぷろとこるじっそうてきごうせいせんげん

protocol implementation conformance statement

言語学的実在論

げんごがくてきじつざいろん

linguistic realism

実

じつ

(good) result

実力

じつりょく

arms

実行

じっこう

execution (of a program)

実は

じつは

as a matter of fact

実現

じつげん

implementation (e.g. of a system)

実に

げに

indeed

実に

じつに

indeed

実に

まことに

indeed

実際

じっさい

bhutakoti (limit of reality)

Example Sentences

実を言えば、このようにして彼は脱出したのだ。

To tell the truth, this is how he escaped.