正体
しょうたい
true character; true form; true colors; identity
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Noun
true character; true form; true colors; identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin- consciousness; one's senses
Example sentences
ついに正体を現したぞ。
Finally he showed his true colours.
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Now you've given yourself away.
ついに正体をあらわしたな。
Now you've given yourself away.
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They turned him over to the police.
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You are a wolf in sheep's clothing.
More examples (8)
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I could not find him out.
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He wore a mask so that no one could recognize him.
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There was no clue as to the identity of the murderer.
どうして君のお父さんはあの男の正体を見抜いたのかわからない。
I can't understand how your father managed to see through that man.
うわさの正体をつきとめるために、会社中を調べ回っているんだ。
I've been nosing around the office trying to find out the news.
彼はイギリス人のフリをしていたが、外国なまりからその正体がばれた。
He pretended to be an Englishman, but his foreign accent gave him away.
彼は普段は、やる気のない英語教師を演じているが、その正体はCIAのエージェントだ。
He usually pretends to be an unmotivated English teacher, but he's actually a CIA agent.
彼は自分が信じられないほど金持ちでフェラーリを持っていると言ったが、私はすぐに彼の正体を見破った。
He told me he was incredibly rich and owned a Ferrari, but I saw through him at once.