野生の猿が木の実を食べている。
A wild monkey is eating nuts from the tree.
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Example sentences
彼の努力はついに実を結んだ。
His effort finally bore fruit.
日頃の努力が実を結ぶ。
Daily effort bears fruit.
木を揺すって、実を落とした。
I shook the tree and dropped the fruit.
髭の濃い男が、椎の実をつんでいる。
A man with a thick beard is gnawing on a chinquapin nut.
Usage Notes
Can mean a literal fruit of a plant, or figuratively, the result or substance of something. '実を結ぶ' (mi o musubu) is a common idiom for 'to bear fruit' or 'to pay off'.
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