mouth
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.
大丈夫、ここは敬語もタメ口も関係ないよ。丁寧に言えばそれでいい。
Daijoubu, koko wa keigo mo tameguchi mo kankei nai yo. Teinei ni ieba sore de ii.
Relax, there's no formal or casual here. Just order politely.
サトウは一口食べてみました。
Satou wa hitokuchi tabete mimashita.
Sato tried a bite.
着くと、ラファエルはもう入り口で時計を確認していました。
Tsuku to, Rafaeru wa mou iriguchi de tokei o kakunin shite imashita.
When he arrived, Rafael was already at the entrance, checking the clock.
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