花はな実み

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.

• この木きは花はな実みが美うつくしい。

  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.

• 彼かれの成せい功こうは花はな実みが伴ともなっている。

  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.

• その詩しは華か実じつともに優すぐれている。

  That poem excels in both form and content.