事実は小説より奇なり — Semantide dictionary

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
truth is stranger than fiction
Proverbfrom the English saying
最近思いもよらない事件が多いね。事実は小説より奇なり、とはよく言ったもんだよ。
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.

Also written 事実は小説より奇也【じじつはしょうせつよりきなり】

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Characters in this word

事

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Kun: ことつか.うつか.える
On: ジズ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 18 of 2500
Radical: 亅 hook
WaniKani: Level 9

Built from

一口亅ヨ

Used in names as

ろ

Words starting with 事 Words ending in 事 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-8-3	SKIP code
0a8.15	The Kanji Dictionary
5000.7	Four corner code
1547	deroo
4e8b	Unicode hex code
1-27-86	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
272	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71	New Nelson (John Haig)
3567	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4384	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2220	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2986	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1156	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1240	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
768	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
73	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
241	Morohashi
293	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
80	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
80	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
230	sakade
108	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
309	henshall3
300	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
10	crowley
237	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7	busy_people
30	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1164	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4	Pinyin reading
sa	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9	WaniKani level

実

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reality, truth, seed, fruit, nut

Kun: みみの.るまことみのみち.る
On: ジツシツ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 68 of 2500
Radical: 宀 roof
WaniKani: Level 9

Built from

士大宀

Used in names as

ぐみさね

Words starting with 実 Words ending in 実 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-3-5	SKIP code
3m5.4	The Kanji Dictionary
3053.0	Four corner code
763	deroo
5b9f	Unicode hex code
1-28-34	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1297	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1324	New Nelson (John Haig)
2225	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1416	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1911	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1572	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1694	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
89	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
678	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
233	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7124	Morohashi
296	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
203	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
203	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
233	sakade
466	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
312	henshall3
301	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
37	crowley
672	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.20	busy_people
470	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1586	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2	Pinyin reading
sil	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9	WaniKani level

小

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

little, small

Kun: ちい.さいこ-お-さ-
On: ショウ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 114 of 2500
Radical: 小 small
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

小

Used in names as

いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ

Words starting with 小 Words ending in 小 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-1-2	SKIP code
3n0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
9000.0	Four corner code
1141	deroo
5c0f	Unicode hex code
1-30-14	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1355	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1389	New Nelson (John Haig)
7	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
105	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
110	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
63	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
21	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
33	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7473	Morohashi
36	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
27	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
24	sakade
46	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
27	henshall3
15	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
126	crowley
88	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15	busy_people
511	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
106	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao3	Pinyin reading
so	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

説

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

Kun: と.く
On: セツゼイ

Strokes: 14
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 326 of 2500
Radical: 言 speech
WaniKani: Level 17

Built from

言口并儿

Used in names as

さとしとき

Words starting with 説 Words ending in 説 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-7-7	SKIP code
7a7.12	The Kanji Dictionary
0861.6	Four corner code
3057	deroo
8aac	Unicode hex code
1-32-66	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4373	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5627	New Nelson (John Haig)
1547	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1949	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1042	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1405	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
499	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
538	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
307	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2143	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
216	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35556P	Morohashi
524	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
400	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
404	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
654	sakade
251	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
553	henshall3
620	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
240	crowley
292	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.9	busy_people
1688	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
511	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shuo1, shui4, yue4	Pinyin reading
seol, se, yeol	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17	WaniKani level

奇

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

strange, strangeness, curiosity

Kun: く.しきあや.しいくしめずら.しい
On: キ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1367 of 2500
Radical: 大 big
WaniKani: Level 28

Built from

一口大亅

Words starting with 奇 Words ending in 奇 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
2-3-5, 3-5-3	SKIP code
3d5.17	The Kanji Dictionary
4062.1	Four corner code
1449	deroo
5947	Unicode hex code
1-20-81	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1176	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1150	New Nelson (John Haig)
2217	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2756	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1409	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1902	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
126	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
133	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1189	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
752	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1048	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5892	Morohashi
1123	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1360	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1444	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1176	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1160	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1292	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
414	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
128	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi2, ji1	Pinyin reading
gi	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28	WaniKani level