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Zach

その一見真実らしいことは実は嘘だった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 一見 真実 らしい こと 実は だった

English Translation

The apparent truth was really a lie.

Furigana

その一見(いっけん)真実(しんじつ)らしいことは(じつ)(うそ)だった。

Romanji

Sono ikken shinjitsu rashii koto wa jitsuha uso datta.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
一見 (いっけん)
look; glimpse; glance; to glance; to glimpse; apparently; seemingly; first meeting
真実 (しんじつ、さな、さね)
truth; reality
らしい (らしい)
seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
実は (じつは)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(うそ)
lie; falsehood; incorrect fact; Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る
Meanings: reality, truth
Readings: キョ、 コ、 うそ、 ふ.く
Meanings: lie, falsehood