実
reality · truth · seed · fruit · nut
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of roof and pierce. Fruit filling house.
Symbolism
Reality, fruit, sincerity. Represents truth.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Straining one's eyes
Seasonal
Symbolizes autumn harvest September to November. Fruit harvesting season. Autumn seasonal word in haiku.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
既成事実
きせいじじつ
established fact; fait accompli; established fact
虚々実々
きょきょじつじつ
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses; full of wiles and tricks
事実無根
じじつむこん
groundless; entirely contrary to fact; groundless
質実剛健
しつじつごうけん
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour); unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
実践躬行
じっせんきゅうこう
acting up to one's principles; acting up to one's principles
真実一路
しんじついちろ
path of sincerity; path of sincerity
不言実行
ふげんじっこう
action before words; work before talk; action before words
有名無実
ゆうめいむじつ
in name but not in reality; in name but not in reality
有職故実
ゆうそくこじつ
studies in usages and practices of the ancient court and military households; studies in usages and practices of the ancient court and military households
謹厳実直
きんげんじっちょく
sober and honest; sober and honest
一虚一実
いっきょいちじつ
constantly changing phase and being highly unpredictable; constantly changing phase and being highly unpredictable
温厚篤実
おんこうとくじつ
having a gentle and sincere personality; having a gentle and sincere personality
虚実混交
きょじつこんこう
mishmash of truth and untruth; mixture of fiction and fact; mishmash of truth and untruth
虚実皮膜
きょじつひまく
the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction; the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle
実力伯仲
じつりょくはくちゅう
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability; (the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
有言実行
ゆうげんじっこう
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise; carrying out one's words
実事求是
じつじきゅうぜ
practical search for the truth; practical search for the truth
Proverbs & Idioms
桃栗三年柿八年
ももくりさんねんかきはちねん
Peach and chestnut three years, persimmon eight
Everything takes time to bear fruit