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[じ(事)·じつ(実)·は·しょう(小)·せつ(説)·よ·り·き(奇)·な·り]
jijitsuhashousetsuyorikinari
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[じ(事)·じつ(実)·は·しょう(小)·せつ(説)·よ·り·き(奇)·なり(也)]
jijitsuhashousetsuyorikinari
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Root Words:

[じ(事)·じつ(実) + は + しょう(小)·せつ(説) + より + き(奇) + なり]
jijitsu + ha + shousetsu + yori + ki + nari

English Meaning(s) for 事実は小説より奇なり

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  1. truth is stranger than fiction (from the English saying)
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Meanings for each kanji in 事実は小説より奇なり

» matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly
» reality; truth
» little; small
» rumor; opinion; theory
» strange; strangeness; curiosity

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Sample Sentences for 事実は小説より奇なり

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.
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