“True to life” in Japanese
Short answer
True to life in Japanese is “迫真” (hakushin). Full meaning: realistic, true to life.
Other ways to say “True to life” in Japanese
生々しい
namanamashii vivid (memory, description, etc.), fresh, graphic, raw, true-to-life, first-hand (experience); fresh (blood, scar, etc.), still new, recent, just occurred
リアル
riaru real, realistic, true to life; serious, non-joking, earnest; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
写実的
shajitsuteki realistic, graphic, true to life
等身大
toushindai life-size, life-sized; true-to-life, faithful (depiction), realistic
迫眞
hakushin realistic, true to life
生生しい
namanamashii vivid (memory, description, etc.), fresh, graphic, raw, true-to-life, first-hand (experience); fresh (blood, scar, etc.), still new, recent, just occurred
生なましい
namanamashii vivid (memory, description, etc.), fresh, graphic, raw, true-to-life, first-hand (experience); fresh (blood, scar, etc.), still new, recent, just occurred
生まなましい
namanamashii vivid (memory, description, etc.), fresh, graphic, raw, true-to-life, first-hand (experience); fresh (blood, scar, etc.), still new, recent, just occurred
なまなましい
namanamashii vivid (memory, description, etc.), fresh, graphic, raw, true-to-life, first-hand (experience); fresh (blood, scar, etc.), still new, recent, just occurred
生ま生ましい
namanamashii vivid (memory, description, etc.), fresh, graphic, raw, true-to-life, first-hand (experience); fresh (blood, scar, etc.), still new, recent, just occurred
ナマナマしい
namanamashii vivid (memory, description, etc.), fresh, graphic, raw, true-to-life, first-hand (experience); fresh (blood, scar, etc.), still new, recent, just occurred
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