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

  1. as a matter of fact
  2. 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 45558 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)

実は

じつは

as a matter of fact

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

Example Sentences

1

To tell the truth, this is how he escaped.