The dictionary definitions appear to be the same though I can only find usage
of 真実.
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What's the difference between 真（しん）and 真実（しんじつ）？
I do know that one difference, at least, is that 真{しん}(の) by itself can be
used as an adjective to say a "true (whatever)". For example, you could say
真{しん}の勇気{ゆうき} for "true courage," or 真{しん}の満足{まんぞく} for "true satisfaction."
This is the way I see 真{しん} being used most frequently (outside of certain
anime titles like 真{しん}・ゲッターロボ).

EDIT: And according to the comments below, you can use 真実の for this purpose as
well. That basically throws any meaningful answer I had out the window. Sorry!

[goo's
dictionary](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/113262/meaning/m1u/%E7%9C%9F/)
also mentions the phrase 真｛しん｝に迫｛せま｝る. It literally means "approaching truth,"
and you can use it to describe something that is very realistic, like a
真｛しん｝に迫｛せま｝る映画｛えいが｝, or a realistic movie, a movie "approaching the truth." I
have seen this in books on occasion. You can't replace the 真｛しん｝ here with
真実｛しんじつ｝ since it's a fixed expression.

One of the best ways I've found to get quick usage examples of words is to
look them up in Japanese dictionaries, such as goo's (based on Daijisen) and
[Weblio's](http://www.weblio.jp/) (based on Daijirin). Most of the time
they'll have short example phrases for each definition, which can help you get
a feel for how they're used. If you're lucky, goo will even have a thesaurus
entry for it (which, in this case, it does) that will have even more usage
tips.
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