reality, truth, seed, fruit
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.
実は、毎朝、同じ味が安心します。
Jitsu wa, mai asa, onaji aji ga anshin shimasu.
Actually, the same flavor every day makes him feel at ease.
それは紺より薄いよ。いいけど、実用的じゃないかな。
Sore wa kon yori usui yo. Ii kedo, jitsuyouteki ja nai kana.
That one's thinner than the navy. Nice, but not as practical.
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