fruit, reward, carry out, achieve
Also: complete, end, finish, succeed
On'yomi (音読み)
- カ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- は.たす
- はた.す
- -は.たす
- は.てる
- -は.てる
- は.て
About this kanji
The kanji 果 primarily means fruit, but it also relates to achieving or completing something. It can be used as both a noun and a verb, depending on the context. Common compounds include 果物 (くだもの), meaning "fruit," and 結果 (けっか), which means "result." Another example is 効果 (こうか), referring to "effect." It's interesting to note that when talking about achieving a goal, you might use 果たす (はたす), which means "to accomplish." This kanji can evoke a sense of fulfillment, whether in enjoying a delicious fruit or celebrating a successful outcome.
Example sentences
結果は後日発表される。
The results will be announced later.
Meanings across languages
- English
- fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
- Tiếng Việt
- trái cây, phần thưởng, thực hiện, đạt được, hoàn thành, kết thúc, hoàn tất, thành công
- 日本語
- 果物, 報酬, 果たす, 達成する, 完成する, 終わる, 終了する, 成功する
- 한국어
- 과일, 보상, 이행하다, 달성하다, 완료하다, 끝, 성공
- 中文
- 果实, 奖励, 进行, 实现, 完成, 结束, 成功
- id
- buah, pencapaian
- th
- ผล, สำเร็จ
- es
- fruto, logro
- fr
- fruit, récompense
- de
- Frucht, Erfolg
- pt
- fruto, realização
Common compounds
- 果物くだものfruit
- 結果けっかresult, consequence, outcome
- 効果こうかeffect, effectiveness, efficacy
- 成果せいか(good) result, outcome, fruits (of one's labors)
- 効果的こうかてきeffective, successful
- 果たしてはたしてas was expected, just as one thought, sure enough
- 因果いんがcause and effect, causality, karma
- 果てはてend, extremity, limit
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