実

Meaning in English

fruit, seed, content, reality

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N3 実際に見てみないことには判断できない Jissai ni mite minai koto ni wa handan dekinai Cannot judge without seeing directly N3 説明を聞くだけでなく実際にやってみたほうが覚えやすいよ Setsumei o kiku dake de naku jissai ni yatte mita hou ga oboeyasui yo Not only listening but actually trying helps remembering better

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Word context

What it means

What does 実 mean? It denotes the real or true state of something, the actual result, and in classical usage it can refer to the edible fruit produced by a plant.

Main meanings

fruit or fruiting body in historical or literary contexts
reality or the actual state of affairs
genuineness or authenticity
practical or substantive aspect in compounds such as 実用 and 実際

How to use it

Used as a noun in formal and literary contexts to denote actuality or the fruit sense in older texts; it appears in many compounds such as 実際, 実用, 実力; the kun reading appears in verbs and phrases like 実る.

Variants and close terms

真実 (shinjitsu) true, truth
本当の (hontō no) real
実際 (jissai) reality
実用 (jitsuyō) practical use

Composition

実 is a single kanji; its meaning centers on realness and fruit in historical usage; the modern form is the simplified version of 實.

Etymology

From 實 (traditional form), reduced to 実 in modern Japanese; onyomi ジツ and kun readings み or みのる.

Origin

Adopted into Japanese with the Chinese writing system; attested in classical texts and shaped by subsequent standardization in Heian and Edo periods to its modern form.

Word class

noun (名詞)

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Related words by kanji and components

N1 真実 shinjitsu truth, reality N1 誠実 seijitsu sincere, honest, faithful N1 切実 setsujitsu compelling, serious, severe, acute N1 実家 jikka (one's parents') home N1 実業家 jitsugyouka industrialist, businessman N1 実践 jissen practice, put into practice N1 実態 jittai truth, fact N1 実費 jippi actual expense, cost price N1 充実 juujitsu fullness, perfection

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