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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.
計算、お手伝いしましょうか？
Keisan, otetsudai shimashou ka?
Do you need a little help with the math?
大丈夫、大丈夫。日本語、上手になりましたね。
Daijoubu, daijoubu. Nihongo, jouzu ni narimashita ne.
It's alright, it's alright. Your Japanese has gotten better, huh.
でも、もっと特別なのを手に入れちゃった。
Demo, motto tokubetsu na no o te ni irechatta.
But she got something even more special.
でも、もっと特別なのを手に入れちゃった。
Demo, motto tokubetsu na no o te ni irechatta.
But she got something even more special.
派手さはない、シンプルなお店ですが、いつも満席でした。
Hadesa wa nai, shinpuru na omise desu ga, itsumo manseki deshita.
A simple place, no frills, but always packed.
そうして二人は出発しました——ケンタはおばあちゃんがもうすべて手配していたなんて、知る由もありませんでした。
Soushite futari wa shuppatsu shimashita — Kenta wa obaachan ga mou subete tehai shite ita nante, shiru yoshi mo arimasen deshita.
And off they went — Kenta with no idea his grandma already had it all arranged.
勝手に電源が切れるし、バッテリーも全然もたないの。近いうちに完全に壊れそうだわ。
Katte ni dengen ga kireru shi, batterii mo zenzen motanai no. Chikai uchi ni kanzen ni kowaresou da wa.
It turns off on its own, the battery doesn't last at all. I think it's going to die completely one of these days.
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