真実

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 真実, read しんじつ, combines truth 真 with actuality 実 to denote fact without falsehood.
• Basic usage: It denotes the actual fact free from falsehood or misunderstanding, as in 事件の真実.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • Unlike a belief 信念 or claim 主張, its defining issue is what is actually true, which may remain unsettled during an investigation.