How to say "fruit" in Japanese

• 実みJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounRefers to the fruit or nut as the flesh-bearing part of a plant, often in relation to trees and seeds. It covers the botanical side rather than fruit as food on the table.
  男の子おとこのこたちが、私の柿の木かきのきになっている熟じゅくした実みを全部ぜんぶ持ち去もちさってしまった。↗

  Some boys made away with all the ripe fruits on my persimmon tree.
• フルーツCommon
  nounThe loanword for fruit as food, especially sweet fruit eaten as dessert or in dishes. It sounds slightly stylish or menu-like compared with the native word.
  私わたしたちは夕食ゆうしょく後ごに新鮮しんせんなフルーツを食たべた。↗

  We ate fresh fruit after dinner.
• 果物くだものJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe default, everyday word for fruit eaten as food, such as apples, oranges, or grapes. When you simply mean 'fruit' in ordinary conversation, this is usually the word you want.
  彼かれは果物くだものの他ほか何なんも食たべない。↗

  He eats nothing else but fruit.
• 果実かじつJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounA somewhat technical or formal word for fruit, also covering nuts and berries. It suits botanical, agricultural, or scientific contexts rather than casual talk about shopping or eating.
  果実かじつになる花はなは少すくない。↗

  Few flowers develop into fruit.
• 所産しょさんCommon
  nounThis is not about edible fruit at all; it means the figurative 'fruit' or product of effort, activity, or circumstances. For that abstract sense of 'fruit (of)', it is the word to reach for.
  これは私達わたしたち自信じしんの創造そうぞう活動かつどうの所産しょさんです。↗

  This is a product of our own creative activity.

For edible fruit, 果物 is the everyday word; 「フルーツ」 is a loanword feel, 実 the flesh/seed part, 果実 technical; for figurative 'fruit of effort' use 所産.

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• 実みfruit
• フルーツfruit
• 果物くだものfruit
• 果実かじつfruit
• 所産しょさんresult
• 産物さんぶつresult
• 結実けつじつbearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.)
• 賜物たまもの(good) result
• 水菓子みずがしfruit
• 生り物なりものfruit
• 果かfruit