確実

See also: 確實 and 确实

Japanese

Kanji in this term
確	実
かく Grade: 5	じつ Grade: 3
on’yomi	kan’yōon

Alternative spelling
確實 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かくじつ [kàkújítsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝʑit͡sɨᵝ]

Adjective

確(かく)実(じつ) • (kakujitsu) -na (adnominal 確(かく)実(じつ)な (kakujitsu na), adverbial 確(かく)実(じつ)に (kakujitsu ni))

1. certain, reliable

   この人(ひと)に順(したが)えば確実(かくじつ)だ。

   Kono hito ni shitagaeba kakujitsu da.

   He is a reliable fellow.

2. inevitable, necessary

   外(がい)務(む)大(だい)臣(じん)の辞(じ)任(にん)は確実(かくじつ)だ。

   Gaimu daijin no jinin wa kakujitsu da.

   The resignation of the foreign minister is inevitable.

Usage notes

Used particularly of sources of information (“trustworthiness”), rather than for physical activities, such as bus services, for which 確か (tashika) is used instead.

Synonyms

• (reliable): 確か (tashika), 当てになる (ate ni naru)
• (inevitable): 必至 (hisshi), 必然的 (hitsuzen-teki), 不可避 (fukahi)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “reliable”): 不確実 (fukakujitsu), 当てにならない (ate ni naranai)
• (antonym(s) of “inevitable”): 不可能 (fukanō), 可能 (kanō), 偶発的 (gūhatsu-teki)

Noun

確(かく)実(じつ) • (kakujitsu) 

1. certainty, reliability
2. inevitability, necessity
3. soundness

Synonyms

• (reliability): 信頼性 (shinraisei)
• (inevitability): 必至 (hisshi), 必然 (hitsuzen), 不可避 (fukahi)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “reliability”): 不確実 (fukakujitsu)
• (antonym(s) of “inevitability”): 不可能 (fukanō), 可能 (kanō), 偶然 (gūzen)

Derived terms

• 不(ふ)確実(かくじつ) (fukakujitsu)
• 当選確実(とうせんかくじつ) (tōsenkakujitsu)
• 確実(かくじつ)度(ど) (kakujitsudo)
• 確実性(かくじつせい) (kakujitsusei)