実(みの)り

みのり
noun
harvest, crop; fruition, results
plant-general
See also: 実(みの)る (verb form)
1. harvest, crop, ripening of fruit
The ripening or bearing of fruit and grain. Refers to the agricultural process of crops reaching maturity and being ready for harvest.
秋(あき)は実(みの)りの季節(きせつ)だ。
Autumn is the season of harvest.
今年(ことし)は米(こめ)の実(みの)りがよかった。
The rice harvest was good this year.
台風(たいふう)の影響(えいきょう)で果物(くだもの)の実(みの)りが悪(わる)くなった。
The fruit harvest worsened due to the typhoon.
2. fruition, results, rewards
The successful outcome or productive results of effort, work, or study. A figurative extension of the agricultural meaning.
努力(どりょく)の実(みの)りだ。
It's the fruit of one's effort.
実(みの)りある話(はな)し合(あ)いだった。
It was a fruitful discussion.
長年(ながねん)の研究(けんきゅう)がようやく実(みの)りを迎(むか)えた。
Years of research have finally borne fruit.

Usage

Sense 1 is common in agricultural and seasonal contexts. Sense 2 is widely used in everyday conversation and writing to describe the successful outcomes of work, study, or perseverance. The adjective form 実(みの)りある (fruitful, productive) is a set expression.

Common collocations

Related Words

Related: 収穫(しゅうかく) (harvest, crop)
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Added 2026.2.21 0:01 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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