utmost, most, extreme
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.
マジで?!地震の最中に?!
Maji de?! Jishin no saichuu ni?!
Seriously?! In the middle of an earthquake?!
だから、あの最後の質問はテストではなく、彼女なりの、彼の頑張りへのご褒美でした。
Dakara, ano saigo no shitsumon wa tesuto de wa naku, kanojo nari no, kare no ganbari e no gohoubi deshita.
So that last question wasn't a test anymore — it was a treat, her own way of acknowledging his effort.
すごい、選び方がぴったりでしたね、鶏肉、最高でした！
Sugoi, erabikata ga pittari deshita ne, toriniku, saikou deshita!
Wow, you chose perfectly, the chicken was great!
間違えるたびに、最初からやり直します。
Machigaeru tabi ni, saisho kara yarinaoshimasu.
Every time I mess up a part, I start over from the beginning.
お昼頃かしらね。あ、でも…最近携帯の調子が悪くて。
Ohiru goro kashira ne. A, demo... saikin keitai no choushi ga warukute.
Around noon, maybe. Oh, but... my phone's been acting up lately.
最終的に決める前に、ちょっと外で確認してくるね。
Saishuuteki ni kimeru mae ni, chotto soto de kakunin shite kuru ne.
Before we decide for good, let me go check something outside.
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