logic, arrangement, reason, justice
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.
でも、一つだけ変わりません。いつも笑う理由を見つけます。
Demo, hitotsu dake kawarimasen. Itsumo warau riyuu o mitsukemasu.
But one thing never changes: I always find a reason to laugh.
受付は混んでいましたが、整理されていました。
Uketsuke wa konde imashita ga, seiri sarete imashita.
The waiting room was packed, but organized.
だからか!道理でおばあちゃん、今日ずっとにこにこしてたんだ!
Dakara ka! Douri de obaachan, kyou zutto nikoniko shiteta n da!
THAT explains everything! No wonder grandma was so smiley today!
実は、料理にすごく本気なんだ。前から教室に通ってて。
Jitsu wa, ryouri ni sugoku honki nan da. Mae kara kyoushitsu ni kayottete.
I'm actually really serious about cooking. Like, I've been taking classes for a while.
少し待って、書いてあることを理解しようとしました。
Sukoshi matte, kaite aru koto wo rikai shiyou to shimashita.
He waited a bit, trying to understand what was written.
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