clothing, admit, obey, discharge
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
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.
本当に気に入って着る服は、まあまあな服より、いつだって価値があるよ。
Hontou ni ki ni itte kiru fuku wa, maamaa na fuku yori, itsudatte kachi ga aru yo.
Clothes you actually love wearing are always worth more than clothes that are just okay.
制服もレジもなし——ただのんびり街を歩くだけです。
Seifuku mo reji mo nashi—— tada nonbiri machi o aruku dake desu.
No uniform, no register — just a relaxed stroll around town.
十月の初め——「衣替え」の季節です。日本が夏服から冬服に切り替える時期のことです。
Juugatsu no hajime -- "koromogae" no kisetsu desu. Nihon ga natsufuku kara fuyufuku ni kirikaeru jiki no koto desu.
Early October -- the season of "koromogae," when Japan swaps summer clothes for winter ones.
十月の初め——「衣替え」の季節です。日本が夏服から冬服に切り替える時期のことです。
Juugatsu no hajime -- "koromogae" no kisetsu desu. Nihon ga natsufuku kara fuyufuku ni kirikaeru jiki no koto desu.
Early October -- the season of "koromogae," when Japan swaps summer clothes for winter ones.
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