adverbial N2 common politewritten
実に — truly / really / indeed
実に ・ じつに
Meaning
- truly / really / indeed — emphasises the speaker's genuine admiration or strong impression of a degree
Heightened, often literary or heartfelt emphasis on an adjective — 'genuinely, I must say'; warmer and more evaluative than a plain とても.
Key sentence
実に素晴らしい演奏だった。
It was a truly magnificent performance.
Usage
Formal or literary, or emphatic speech; typically modifies an adjective expressing the speaker's strong evaluation.
Examples
実に見事な手際だ。
What a truly splendid bit of handiwork.
この問題は実に難しい。
This problem is really quite difficult.
When you can't use it
- Stresses a heartfelt degree of a quality; don't confuse with 実は ('actually / to tell the truth'), which introduces a revelation, not a degree.
Easily confused with
See 実に in real sentences
Jengo shows 実に the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.