number, strength, fate, law
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.
数日後、ルーカスはまた同じお願いをされました。
Suujitsugo, Rūkasu wa mata onaji onegai o saremashita.
A few days later, Lucas was asked to do the same task again.
数分後、湯気の立つどんぶりが運ばれてきました。
Suufun-go, yuge no tatsu donburi ga hakobarete kimashita.
A few minutes later, the steaming bowls arrived.
家は数秒揺れ続けましたが、もっと長く感じました。
Ie wa suubyou yure tsuzukemashita ga, motto nagaku kanjimashita.
The house kept shaking for a few seconds that felt a lot longer.
そんなに難しくないよ。まず、数日分の水と、腐らない食べ物。
Sonna ni muzukashikunai yo. Mazu, suujitsubun no mizu to, kusaranai tabemono.
It's not that complicated. First, water and food that won't spoil, for a few days.
数日後、日本は9月に珍しい連休に入るところでした。
Suujitsu go, Nihon wa kugatsu ni mezurashii renkyuu ni hairu tokoro deshita.
In a few days, Japan would enter one of its rare stretches of holidays in September.
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