above, up
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.
The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.
Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.
Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.
かしこまりました。以上でよろしいですか?
Kashikomarimashita. Ijou de yoroshii desu ka?
Got it. Is that everything?
大丈夫、大丈夫。日本語、上手になりましたね。
Daijoubu, daijoubu. Nihongo, jouzu ni narimashita ne.
It's alright, it's alright. Your Japanese has gotten better, huh.
会社や、目上の人には使いません。
Kaisha ya, meue no hito ni wa tsukaimasen.
You don't use it at work, or with superiors.
地図の上では、強い風の範囲がこの地域に近づいていました。
Chizu no ue de wa, tsuyoi kaze no han'i ga kono chiiki ni chikazuite imashita.
On the map, an area of strong winds was closing in on the region.
そして、満員の客席と、とっくに過ぎ去った台風を背に、タナカはついに舞台に上がりました。
Soshite, man'in no kyakuseki to, tokku ni sugisatta taifuu wo se ni, Tanaka wa tsui ni butai ni agarimashita.
And with the house packed and the typhoon long gone, Tanaka finally stepped onto the stage.
いつものように、丁寧にお菓子を仕上げました。
Itsumo no you ni, teinei ni okashi wo shiagemashita.
She finished preparing the sweet with care, as always.
フジコは何も言わずに立ち上がりました。
Fujiko wa nani mo iwazu ni tachiagarimashita.
Fujiko got up, without saying a word.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-10-22 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0