-times, round, game, revolve
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.
はい、五つお願いします！今回は予算もちゃんとわかってます、千円です。
Hai, itsutsu onegaishimasu! Konkai wa yosan mo chanto wakattemasu, sen'en desu.
Yes, five, please! And this time I already know the budget: a thousand yen.
こんなに走り回った後だから、今日は二人前食べていいよね。
Konna ni hashirimawatta ato dakara, kyou wa nininmae tabete ii yo ne.
After all that running around, I deserve a double portion today.
挑戦するのは、これで三回目でした。
Chousen suru no wa, kore de sankaime deshita.
It was the third time she'd tried, with no luck.
何回もあるよ！ちょっと分かりにくい場所だけど、行く価値あるよ。
Nankai mo aru yo! Chotto wakarinikui basho da kedo, iku kachi aru yo.
Lots of times! It's a bit hidden, but it's worth it.
時々、同じ話を五回も六回も練習します。
Tokidoki, onaji hanashi o gokai mo rokkai mo renshuu shimasu.
Sometimes, I practice the same story five, six times.
時々、同じ話を五回も六回も練習します。
Tokidoki, onaji hanashi o gokai mo rokkai mo renshuu shimasu.
Sometimes, I practice the same story five, six times.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-09-07 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0