Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 事実は小説より奇なり(じじつはしょうせつよりきなり) in Japanese

事実は小説より奇なり
Kana Reading
じじつはしょうせつよりきなり
Romaji
jijitsuhashōsetsuyorikinari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    truth is stranger than fiction
    Example sentence
    最近思いもよらない事件多いね。事実は小説より奇なりとはよく言ったもんよ。 You hear about a lot of incidents these days that would be hard to dream up. It really backs up the old saying that fact is stranger than fiction.

Examples of 事実は小説より奇なり, じじつはしょうせつよりきなり in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

8 strokes

strange, strangeness, curiosity

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: く.しき, あや.しい, くし, めずら.しい

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JLPT 4

14 strokes

rumor, opinion, theory

On'Yomi: セツ, ゼイ

Kun'Yomi: と.く

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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JLPT 3

8 strokes

reality, truth

On'Yomi: ジツ, シツ

Kun'Yomi: み, みの.る, まこと, まことに, みの, みち.る

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

On'Yomi: ジ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: こと, つか.う, つか.える

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