実

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See also: 實, 实, 𫲷, and 美
実 U+5B9F, 実
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B9F
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Translingual

Traditional 實
Shinjitai 実
Simplified 实
Stroke order (Japan)
8 strokes

Glyph origin

Japanese shinjitai of 實.

Han character

実 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 十手大 (JQK), composition ⿱宀⿻大𠄠)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 284, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7124
  • Dae Jaweon: page 561, character 10
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 917, character 9
  • Unihan data for U+5B9F

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 実 – see 實 (“full; fulfilled; substantial; rich; to fill; to load; to stuff; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 實).

Japanese

Shinjitai

実

Kyūjitai

實

Kanji

実

(Third grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 實)

  1. reality
  2. truth
  3. fruit

Readings

Compounds

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
実
み
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
實 (kyūjitai)
子 (archaic, rare)

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE in sense 1.

Pronunciation

Noun

実(み) • (mi) 

  1. fruit (a product of fertilization in a plant)
    Synonym: 果実 (kajitsu)
  2. seed
    Synonyms: 種 (tane), 種子 (shushi)
  3. ingredients of soup (meat or vegetables)
  4. (figurative) contents; substance; essence
    Synonyms: 中身 (nakami), 内容 (naiyō)
  5. (figurative) good result (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    実(み)を結(むす)ぶ ― mi o musubu ― to bear fruit

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
実
じつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
實 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 實 (MC zyit).

Pronunciation

Noun

実(じつ) • (jitsu) 

  1. truth; reality
    Synonyms: 本当 (hontō), 真実 (shinjitsu)
    • 2015, Devil May Cry: 3142 Graphic Arts, Udon Entertainment:
      実(じつ)はバージルの息(むす)子(こ)。
      Jitsu wa Bājiru no musuko.
      In reality, Vergil's son.
  2. sincerity; fidelity
    Synonyms: まごころ (magokoro), 誠実 (seijitsu)
  3. contents; substance; essence
    Synonyms: 中身 (nakami), 内容 (naiyō)
  4. results; achievements
    Synonyms: 成果 (seika), 実績 (jisseki)
  5. (mathematics) dividend
  6. (mathematics) being real

Proper noun

実(じつ) • (Jitsu) 

  1. a unisex given name

See also

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
実
さね
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
實 (kyūjitai)
核

From Old Japanese. Thought to be originally a compound of 真 (sa, “”) +‎ 根 (ne, “root of a plant”).

First appears in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE in sense 2.

Pronunciation

Noun

実(さね) • (sane) 

  1. seed; stone; pit
    Synonym: 種 (tane)
  2. (archaic) core; root; essence
  3. (architecture) tongue (projecting part on a board meant to fit into a groove on another board, as in tongue and groove)
  4. (anatomy) clitoris
    Synonym: 陰核 (inkaku)

Proper noun

実(さね) • (Sane) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
実
まこと
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
實 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 実 – see the following entry.
【まこと】
truth; reality; fact; genuineness
sincerity; honesty; faithfulness
(dated) truly, really, absolutely, indeed
used for recalling information previously forgotten or sudden change of subjects: that's right
実, 真, 真琴: a unisex given name
Alternative spellings
真, 眞, 誠, 信, 真琴
(This term, 実, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 5

Proper noun

実(みのる) • (Minoru) 

  1. a male given name
  2. (rare) a female given name

Proper noun

実(じつさき) • (Jitsusaki) 

  1. a surname

Proper noun

実(ちか) or 実(みのり) • (Chika or Minori) 

  1. a female given name

References

  1. ^ “実・子”, in 日本国語大辞典 ‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 “実・核”, in 日本国語大辞典 ‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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