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虚実 is a Japanese word that means “falsehood [and] truth” or “fiction [and] fact.”
This concept is used in warfare, gameplay, and martial arts strategies. 虚実 can be a strategy of real and/or deceptive moves. This gets to some Sun Tzu Art of War stuff where in warfare a strategic move is either a real and serious move or it is a deceptive blow.
Let's explore each character in more depth:
虚 was originally written 虛 (there is a very subtle difference in the strokes at the bottom of the character) and means unpreparedness, falsehood, emptiness, void, abstract theory, empty or unoccupied, diffident or timid, false, humble or modest, virtual, or in vain.
In the Buddhist context, 虛 represents the Pali/Sanskrit word “śūnya,” meaning empty, vacant, unreal, unsubstantial, untrue, space, humble, or in vain.
In ancient Eastern/Chinese astronomy, 虛 represents the “Emptiness” constellation (one of the 28 mansions in the sky).
実 was originally 實 in Chinese (they currently write it as 实 in Simplified Chinese) with the meaning, truth, reality, sincerity, honesty, fidelity, and substance.
The Buddhist context is similar, adding real, true, honest, really, solid, definitely, sincere, solid, fixed, full, to fill, fruit, kernel, verily, in fact, the supreme fact, or ultimate reality to the definition.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 虚実 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
虚実 see styles |
kyojitsu きょじつ |
More info & calligraphy: Kyojitsu: Falsehood and Truth |
虚実混交 see styles |
kyojitsukonkou / kyojitsukonko きょじつこんこう |
(yoji) mishmash of truth and untruth; mixture of fiction and fact |
虚実混淆 see styles |
kyojitsukonkou / kyojitsukonko きょじつこんこう |
(yoji) mishmash of truth and untruth; mixture of fiction and fact |
虚実皮膜 see styles |
kyojitsuhimaku; kyojitsuhiniku きょじつひまく; きょじつひにく |
(expression) (yoji) the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction |
虚虚実実 see styles |
kyokyojitsujitsu きょきょじつじつ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses |
虚虚実実の戦い see styles |
kyokyojitsujitsunotatakai きょきょじつじつのたたかい |
(expression) match between persons equal in shrewdness |
Variations: |
kyokyojitsujitsu きょきょじつじつ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses |
Variations: |
kyojitsukonkou / kyojitsukonko きょじつこんこう |
(yoji) mishmash of truth and untruth; mixture of fiction and fact |
Variations: |
kyokyojitsujitsunotatakai きょきょじつじつのたたかい |
(exp,n) match between persons equal in shrewdness |
Variations: |
kyokyojitsujitsunotatakai きょきょじつじつのたたかい |
(expression) match between persons equal in shrewdness |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) |
Kyojitsu: Falsehood and Truth | 虚実 | kyo jitsu / kyojitsu |
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