実

• 読み: み
• ローマ字: mi
• 漢字の分解: 実 (mi/jitsu) — fruit, truth, reality
• 発音: /mi/

意味

Fruit; seed; nut. Also means a good result or substance.

A noun with two main readings: み (mi) for the physical meaning of fruit/seed, and じつ (jitsu) for abstract meanings like truth or substance. As み, it refers to the edible fruit or seed of plants. Common in compounds like 木の実 (tree nut) and 実がなる (to bear fruit). The abstract sense appears in 実のある話 (a substantive conversation).

例文

1. 秋になると庭の木に赤い実がなる。
2. この木の実は食べられますか。
3. 努力が実を結んだと感じた。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, gardening, figurative speech

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 実 depicts a house (宀) filled with treasure (貫), symbolizing abundance and fruitfulness. Extended from physical fruit to abstract meanings of truth and reality.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal