name, noted, distinguished, reputation
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.
時々、丁寧な言葉とあまり丁寧じゃない言葉を間違えることでも有名になっています。
Tokidoki, teinei na kotoba to amari teinei ja nai kotoba o machigaeru koto demo yuumei ni natte imasu.
And, without meaning to, he's also becoming known for mixing up polite words with some not-so-polite ones.
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