Truth and Fiction

Japanese: 虚実 - きょじつ

〘Noun〙① Something that has no substance and something that has substance. Emptiness and fullness. ※Gonki - 1001, 3rd year of the Choho era (May 21st) "Yumetsu, false _and real _{, also} _exist under _oneness " [Book of the Later Han - Chronicles of Emperor Xia'an]② Lies and truth. Also, whether something is false or true. kojitsu. ※Shosoin documents - 772, 3rd year of the Hoki era (May 4th) - Hata Maro's commentary "I would like to ask for _a period of ₂₂ _days to investigate _{whether something} is true or false, and _not to be lazy and to attend _immediately , but to _explain _the situation accordingly." ※Kiso Bonso (1920)〈Miyatake Gaikotsu〉The Love of Male and Female Cats and the Spring and Autumn "I asked a cat lover about the truth and falsehood of this theory."③ A term used in Chinese medicine, meaning deficiency and excess. The weakening and abnormally increased function or symptoms of the body. ※Complete Nine Collections (around 1566) 1 "With just this inch of steel, one can discern the real and false of the five treasures and six palaces, and the safety and danger of the body and the passage and obstruction of the three burns." 4. An abbreviation of "kyokyojitsujitsu (false, false, true and true)."

Ko-jitsu [true and false]

〘Noun〙 ("Ko" is the Go-on pronunciation of "kyo" (explanation)) Falsehood and reality. Falsehood or truth? Lie or truth? Kyojitsu. ※In the Ryoiki (810-824), "I wanted to know the truth and falsehood , so I asked Okina about his name, but in the end there was none." [Additional note] In the "Iroha Jiruisho," "kyojitsu" is given in the "ko" section.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 実質のないこととあること。空虚と充実。※権記‐長保三年（1001）五月二一日「夢通_二虚実_一亦有_二下統_一」〔後漢書‐孝安帝本紀〕② うそとまこと。また、虚偽か真実かということ。こじつ。※正倉院文書‐宝亀三年（772）五月四日・秦麻呂解「望請_二二日之間_一、求_二尋虚実_一、不_二怠即参向_一、仍注_二事状_一、以解」※奇想凡想（1920）〈宮武外骨〉恋猫の牝牡と春秋「愛猫家に此説の虚実(キョジツ)を質せしに」③ 漢方医学の用語で、不足と過分の意。体の機能や症状が衰弱していることと、異常に亢進していること。※全九集（1566頃）一「此寸関尺にて五蔵六府の虚実、一身の安危三焦の通塞を、取こころみ分別いたすなり」④ 「きょきょじつじつ（虚虚実実）」の略。