teach, faith, doctrine
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.
今度は、丁寧な言葉とカジュアルな言葉を、もっと教えますよ。
Kondo wa, teinei na kotoba to kajuaru na kotoba o, motto oshiemasu yo.
Next time, I'll teach you more formal and casual phrases.
実は、料理にすごく本気なんだ。前から教室に通ってて。
Jitsu wa, ryouri ni sugoku honki nan da. Mae kara kyoushitsu ni kayottete.
I'm actually really serious about cooking. Like, I've been taking classes for a while.
これはお母さんに教わってないんだ。
Kore wa okaasan ni osowattenai nda.
My mom never taught me this one.
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