ファクト
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English fact.[1][2]
First cited to the 1893 work 人生の意義 (Jinsei no Igi, “The Meaning of Life”) by 北村透谷 (Kitamura Tōkoku).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ファクト [fáꜜkùtò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [ɸa̠kɯ̟ᵝto̞]
Noun
ファクト • (fakuto)
- (uncommon) fact
- Synonyms: 事実 (jijitsu), 現実 (genjitsu)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN