unusual, change, strange
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.
飲み物を、もっと安いのに変えてみますか？
Nomimono o, motto yasui no ni kaete mimasu ka?
How about swapping the drink for a cheaper one?
今日は違うよ！会議があるから、十二時半に変わったんだ。
Kyou wa chigau yo! Kaigi ga aru kara, juuni-ji han ni kawattan da.
Not today! It changed to twelve thirty because of the meeting.
ルーカスがドアの近くまで来た時、変な音が聞こえました。
Rūkasu ga doa no chikaku made kita toki, hen na oto ga kikoemashita.
Lucas was almost at the door when he heard a strange noise.
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