確実

Japanese

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

Adjectival noun

確実 (-na inflection, hiragana かくじつ, rōmaji kakujitsu)

certain, reliable
この人に順えば確実だ。
kono hito ni shitagaeba kakujitsu da.

He is a reliable fellow.
certain, inevitable, necessary
外務大臣の辞任は確実だ。
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 is used instead.

Synonyms

(reliable): 確か, 当てになる
(inevitable): 必至, 必然的

Antonyms

(reliable): 不確実, 当てにならない
(inevitable): 不可能, 可能, 偶発的

Compounds

Noun

確実 (hiragana かくじつ, rōmaji kakujitsu)

Synonyms

(inevitability): 必至, 必然

Antonyms

(reliability): 不確実
(inevitability): 不可能, 可能, 偶然

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