same, agree, equal
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.
ルーカスは、いつも同じものを買います。
Rūkasu wa, itsumo onaji mono o kaimasu.
Lucas always buys the same thing.
その日の昼、ルーカスは同僚たちとランチを食べました。もう忘れていました。
Sono hi no hiru, Rūkasu wa douryoutachi to ranchi o tabemashita. Mou wasurete imashita.
That day at lunch, Lucas ate with his coworkers. He had already forgotten everything.
ほとんど同時に来ることもあれば、少し前に来ることもあるよ。震源の場所によるの。
Hotondo douji ni kuru koto mo areba, sukoshi mae ni kuru koto mo aru yo. Shingen no basho ni yoru no.
Sometimes it comes almost at the same time, sometimes a bit before. It depends on where the epicenter is.
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