fruit · result

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 果 has 8 strokes and refers to fruit or the result of a process.
• Basic usage: 果物, fruit, is read くだもの, while 結果, a result, is read けっか.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Whole-word reading
  • 果物 is read as the whole word くだもの. The reading けっか for 結果 uses a small っ.
• Linking a result
  • 話し合った結果 means “as a result of discussing.” The preceding action provides the basis for the outcome that follows.