body, substance, object, reality
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.
今日、ここに来る道でちょっとだけ迷ったの。公園自体は目をつぶってても分かるわよ！
Kyou, koko ni kuru michi de chotto dake mayotta no. Kouen jitai wa me o tsubuttete mo wakaru wa yo!
I only got a little lost coming here today. The park itself, I know like the back of my hand!
声と体だけで、人物を変えます。
Koe to karada dake de, jinbutsu o kaemasu.
He changes characters using only his voice and body.
よし、もう大体分かった気がします。
Yoshi, mou daitai wakatta ki ga shimasu.
Okay, I think I have a pretty good idea now.
そうだね。そのほうが全体にも合うと思う。
Sou da ne. Sono hou ga zentai ni mo au to omou.
They are. They match the rest better too.
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