Differences between 事実 and 真実


Both 真実 and 事実 means; fact,truth. So in Kanji Lesson I asked my teacher if
there is any differences between them, he said yes but there was no time to
explain.




Just use the kanji to break it down.

`事実` → `事` = thing; `実` = true. So it's a "true thing", "something that is
true"; a fact as opposed to a false statement. Exs.

>   * 空は青いです → The sky is blue; this is a fact
>   * 太陽は東から昇り西に没する → The sun rises in the east and sets in the west; this is
> also a fact
>   * 事実無根 → (a) groundless (fact)
>

`真実` → `真` = true, real; `実` = true, truth. So this is truth as an abstract
concept, as opposed to a lie.

>   * 真実を言え！ → Tell the truth
>   * 彼の言うことの真実性を疑う → I doubt the truth in what he says.
>




Just use the kanji to break it down.

`事実` → `事` = thing; `実` = true. So it's a "true thing", "something that is
true"; a fact as opposed to a false statement. Exs.

>   * 空は青いです → The sky is blue; this is a fact
>   * 太陽は東から昇り西に没する → The sun rises in the east and sets in the west; this is
> also a fact
>   * 事実無根 → (a) groundless (fact)
>

`真実` → `真` = true, real; `実` = true, truth. So this is truth as an abstract
concept, as opposed to a lie.

>   * 真実を言え！ → Tell the truth
>   * 彼の言うことの真実性を疑う → I doubt the truth in what he says.
>

