実
1. Meaning and Reading
- truth, reality, fruit
- Onyomi : じつ
- Kunyomi : み, みのる
2. Kanji Explanation
- 宀 : roof
- 八 : branches
- 三 : three
From the image of three (三) ripe fruits growing abundantly on a branch (八) under a roof (宀), it came to mean ‘fruit’ and ‘fullness’, later extending to ‘reality’.
3. Example Words
実
み
fruit
木に実が成った。
Fruit grew on the tree.
実る
みのる
come to fruition
努力が実る。
Efforts come to fruition.
現実
げんじつ
reality
夢か現実か区別するのが難しい。
It is hard to tell whether it is a dream or reality.