hit, right, appropriate, himself
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.
本当に、ちょっと座りなよ。
Hontou ni, chotto suwarina yo.
Seriously, sit down for a bit.
部長、このお弁当、うまいですね！
Buchou, kono obentou, umai desu ne!
Boss, this bento is so good, huh!
え？！本当ですか？ありがとうございます！
E?! Hontou desu ka? Arigatou gozaimasu!
What?! Really? Thank you so much!
当然です、早く見つけたいから！
Touzen desu, hayaku mitsuketai kara!
Of course, I want to find her fast!
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