semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform
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.
うん、風がある基準を超えるとすぐ止まるの。でも結構早く動き出すよ。
Un, kaze ga aru kijun wo koeru to sugu tomaru no. Demo kekkou hayaku ugokidasu yo.
Yeah, they stop as soon as the wind passes a certain level. It's back running again pretty quickly.
その週の間、カオリはケンタと一緒に準備を進めました。
Sono shuu no aida, Kaori wa Kenta to issho ni junbi wo susumemashita.
During the week, Kaori got ready with Kenta's help.
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