truth · fruit

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 実 conveys fruit or something becoming real.
• Basic usage: 実（み） means a fruit or kernel, while 実現（じつげん） means the realization of a dream or plan.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Fruit and kernels, and realizing dreams or plans
  • 実 can refer to red fruit growing on a tree or the kernel inside a chestnut shell. This standalone word is read み.
  • 夢が実現した means that a dream came true, while 計画を実現する means to realize a plan. The first part of 実現 is read じつ, not み.