Result, Fruit

Interesting Fact

Here's a neat linguistic coincidence with a deeper cultural connection: 果 appears in words connected with both fruit and results, such as 結果 (kekka), "result." The metaphor is wonderfully intuitive: you put effort into something, wait, and eventually it produces a result, just as a tree produces fruit. Japanese isn't unique in using this kind of metaphor, but seeing the same kanji in both ideas makes it especially memorable.