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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.
ルーカスはまだ日本語を勉強中です。
Rūkasu wa mada nihongo o benkyouchuu desu.
Lucas is still learning Japanese.
濃いめは醤油の味が強い。薄めはもっとあっさりしてる。
Koime wa shouyu no aji ga tsuyoi. Usume wa motto assari shiteru.
Stronger has more shoyu flavor. Lighter is more mellow.
窓をしっかり閉めて、緩いところがあればテープで補強するといいよ。
Mado wo shikkari shimete, yurui tokoro ga areba teepu de hokyou suru to ii yo.
Close the windows tight, and if any of them are loose, reinforce them with tape.
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