実(みの)る

みのる
godan verb
to bear fruit; to ripen; to come to fruition
1. to bear fruit; to ripen
For plants to produce mature fruit or grain.
稲(いね)が実(みの)る。
The rice ripens.
秋(あき)になると稲(いね)が実(みの)る。
Rice ripens in autumn.
実(みの)るほど頭(こうべ)を垂(た)れる稲穂(いなほ)かな。
The more the rice ripens, the more it bows its head.
Well-known proverb teaching that accomplished people remain humble
2. to come to fruition; to produce results
For efforts or plans to yield positive outcomes.
努力(どりょく)が実(みの)る。
Efforts bear fruit.
長年(ながねん)の努力(どりょく)がついに実(みの)った。
Years of hard work have finally borne fruit.
研究(けんきゅう)を続(つづ)けてきて、やっと成果(せいか)が実(みの)り始(はじ)めた。
After continuing my research, results are finally starting to materialize.

実(みの)る is intransitive (自動詞(じどうし)). There is no common transitive pair.

ASPECT ({ている}):
実(みの)っている indicates the resulting state of having borne fruit.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 稲(いね)が実(みの)る (rice ripens)
  • 努力(どりょく)が実(みの)る (efforts bear fruit)
  • 愛(あい)が実(みの)る (love comes to fruition)

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • ～が実(みの)る: What bears fruit or produces results

PROVERB:
「実(みの)るほど頭(こうべ)を垂(た)れる稲穂(いなほ)かな」 is a well-known saying teaching that truly accomplished people remain humble.

The figurative usage (努力(どりょく)が実(みの)る - efforts bear fruit) is very common and carries a positive connotation of success after hard work.

Related Words

Related: 実(み) (fruit, nut)
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Added 2026.1.13 15:25 · Revised 2026.2.12 15:54
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