Esq., way, manner, situation
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.
お疲れ！間に合うように走って！
Otsukare! Ma ni au you ni hashitte!
Good night! Run, or you'll really miss the train!
ピンクの渦巻模様の、魚のすり身だよ。
Pinku no uzumaki moyou no, sakana no surimi da yo.
It's a fish cake with a pink swirl.
ご馳走様でした！ありがとう、おじさん！また来るね。
Gochisousama deshita! Arigatou, ojisan! Mata kuru ne.
Thank you for the meal! Thanks, mister! I'll come back.
本当。この様子だと、たぶんおならと食生活の乱れだけだと思う。
Hontou. Kono yousu da to, tabun onara to shokuseikatsu no midare dake da to omou.
Really. Based on what I'm seeing, it's probably just gas and an unbalanced diet.
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