# 果 — fruit; result

果 means “fruit; result”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: カ (ka). Kun'yomi: は(たす) (hatasu). You'll see it in words such as 果たして (hatashite, “as was expected; just as one thought”).

- Meaning: fruit; result
- On'yomi: カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi: は(たす) (hatasu)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Plants & farming 1

## How to remember 果

A tree (木) with a whole field (田) in its crown: fruit.

Parts: 田 rice field · 木 tree

## Words with 果

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 果たして | はたして (hatashite) | as was expected; just as one thought |
| 果たす | はたす (hatasu) | to accomplish; to achieve |
| 果てしない | はてしない (hateshinai) | endless; boundless |

## Don't confuse it with

[東](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/east/) · [由](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/derive-from/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/) · [凍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/freeze/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 1” set

[果](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fruit/) · [農](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/farming/) · [葉](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/leaf/) · [種](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seed/) · [竹](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bamboo/)

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