Definition of 事実は小説より奇なり (じじつはしょうせつよりきなり)

じつょうせつ

事実は小説より奇なり

じじつはしょうせつよりきなり

jijitsuhashousetsuyorikinari

expression
truth is stranger than fiction(proverb)(from the English saying)
Other readings:
事実は小説より奇也【じじつはしょうせつよりきなり】
Related Kanji
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
reality, truth, seed, fruit, nut
little, small
opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
strange, strangeness, curiosity
to be (classical)
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

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