事じ実じつは小しょう説せつより奇き也なり
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. truth is stranger than fiction
from the English saying
Kanji used
occurence
real
small
theory
odd
to be (archaic)
Composed of
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
novel; story; (work of) fiction
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
Composed of
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
novel; story; (work of) fiction
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money