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.
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.
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