じつは
実は
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
N5Common wordExpression
Expression, Adverb
as a matter of fact•by the way•to tell you the truth•to be honest•frankly
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Example Sentences
実はこれで４度目の質問になります。
Actually this will be my fourth question.
彼女は彼の姉のように見えるが、実は母親なのだ。
Though she looks like his older sister, the fact is that she is his mother.
夫の方が殴ったと彼女は言っているが、実はその逆だった。
She said that her husband hit her, but in fact it was the other way around.
実は、「have 目的語 done」は使役じゃない場合が多い。
Actually, there are many cases where 'have [object] done' is not causative.
この一見、あたりまえのように見えることが、実は難しいのである。
This, appearing at first glance to be perfectly obvious, is actually very difficult.