fond, pleasing, like something
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.
うん、食べたことあるよ。でも一番好きなわけじゃないな。
Un, tabeta koto aru yo. Demo ichiban suki na wake janai na.
Yes, but it's not my favorite.
私は、朝が好きです。静かですから。
Watashi wa, asa ga suki desu. Shizuka desu kara.
I like the morning shift. It's calmer around here.
お弁当はみんなに大好評でした。
Obentou wa minna ni daikouhyou deshita.
The bentos were a big hit with everyone.
おはぎよ。主人の大好物だったの。
Ohagi yo. Shujin no daikoubutsu datta no.
Ohagi. My husband loved it.
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