also: かじつ
noun
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit
Literal meaning referring to the flowers and fruit of a plant, often used in botanical or poetic descriptions.
この木は花実が美しい。
This tree has beautiful flowers and fruit.
noun
name and reality; reputation and substance
Only with reading はなみ
Figurative use, restricted to the reading はなみ. Refers to the correspondence between one's name or reputation and the actual substance or reality.
彼の成功は花実が伴っている。
His success is matched by his substance.
noun
form and content; appearance and substance
Only with reading かじつ
Poetic or literary use, restricted to the reading かじつ. Emphasizes the harmony or contrast between outward appearance and inner content.
その詩は華実ともに優れている。
That poem excels in both form and content.
Alternate kanji form used especially in poetic contexts for the reading かじつ, meaning 'form and content' or 'appearance and substance'.
名実 (めいじつ) also means 'name and reality' but is more common and neutral in modern Japanese, while 花実 (はなみ) in this sense is more literary and less frequently used.
Compound of 花 (flower) and 実 (fruit). The figurative senses derive from the idea of outward appearance (flower) versus inner substance (fruit). The reading かじつ is the on'yomi reading, often used in poetic or literary contexts.