既成事実

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
せい
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
じつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
成事實 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

既成 (kisei, established) + 事実 (jijitsu, fact)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せーじじつ [kìsééjíꜜjìtsù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲise̞ːʑiʑit͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

()(せい)()(じつ) • (kiseijijitsu) 

  1. fait accompli, established fact

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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