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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.
ゆきさんが、本当に応援したい人にだけ、たまにあげる特別なものなのです。
Yuki-san ga, hontou ni ouen shitai hito ni dake, tama ni ageru tokubetsu na mono nano desu.
It's a special treat Yuki only gives, once in a while, to someone she truly hopes will do well.
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