リアル

real; realistic; true to life

Also:serious, realtime blog, real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

AdjectiveJLPT N2

What does リアル mean?

リアル is a Japanese adjective meaning real; realistic; true to life in English. It can also be translated as serious, realtime blog, real world (cf. online games or social networking services) depending on context. It is written as リアル in hiragana, and riaru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

まさかリアルに借金の催促だったの?

No way, is this really a debt collection call?