漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
果: fruit, reward
Also: carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
木 carries the meaning · 田 is drawn in
Four readings, and the words that use each
カka · on'yomi · in compounds
- 果実かじつfruit, nut
- 結果けっかresult, consequence
- 効果こうかeffect, effectiveness
- 因果関係いんがかんけいcausal relationship
はたすhatasu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 果たすはたすaccomplish, fulfill [v.t.]
はてるhateru · kun'yomi
- 果てるはてるbe exhausted, die [v.i]
はてhate · kun'yomi
- 果てしないはてしないendless
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 果物くだものfruit
Also read はたす, -はたす, -はてる, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Pictogram (象形)
Fruits on a tree. Related to the original form of 采.
Source: Wiktionary, 果 (rev. 93477201), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand before a great, ancient tree and see 木! The vertical line is the sturdy trunk, the top strokes are branches reaching for the sunlight, and the bottom strokes are the roots gripping the earth.”
Connections
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · guǒ
Same form: 果 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 果 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 果 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin guǒ most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.