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事実は小説より奇なり、事実は小説より奇也 じじつはしょうせつよりきなり jijitsuhashousetsuyorikinari

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  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) proverb truth is stranger than fiction

Kanji in this word

matter, thing, fact
reality, truth, seed
little, small
opinion, theory, explanation
strange, strangeness, curiosity

Example sentences

最近思いもよらない事件が多いね。事実は小説より奇なり、とはよく言ったもんだよ。
saikin omoi mo yora nai jiken ga ooi ne 。 jijitsu ha shousetsu yori ki nari 、 to ha yoku ixtsu ta mon da yo 。
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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