eye, class, look, insight
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.
お母さん、今日はこんなに種目があるよ。
Okaasan, kyou wa konna ni shumoku ga aru yo.
Mom, look how many events there are today.
注目！今日の会議は十五時、メインルームだ。
Chuumoku! Kyou no kaigi wa juugo-ji, mein ruumu da.
Attention! Today's meeting is at fifteen hundred, in the main room.
会社や、目上の人には使いません。
Kaisha ya, meue no hito ni wa tsukaimasen.
You don't use it at work, or with superiors.
目覚まし時計が鳴りましたが、気づかずに止めて、また寝てしまいました。
Mezamashi dokei ga narimashita ga, kizukazu ni tomete, mata nete shimaimashita.
The alarm went off, he turned it off without realizing, and fell back asleep.
目覚まし時計が鳴りましたが、気づかずに止めて、また寝てしまいました。
Mezamashi dokei ga narimashita ga, kizukazu ni tomete, mata nete shimaimashita.
The alarm went off, he turned it off without realizing, and fell back asleep.
真面目で厳しくて、いつも時計を気にしていました。
Majime de kibishikute, itsumo tokei o ki ni shite imashita.
Serious, strict, always watching the clock.
挑戦するのは、これで三回目でした。
Chousen suru no wa, kore de sankaime deshita.
It was the third time she'd tried, with no luck.
今日、ここに来る道でちょっとだけ迷ったの。公園自体は目をつぶってても分かるわよ！
Kyou, koko ni kuru michi de chotto dake mayotta no. Kouen jitai wa me o tsubuttete mo wakaru wa yo!
I only got a little lost coming here today. The park itself, I know like the back of my hand!
十回目の地震のあとは、パニックにならないことを覚えるのよ。
Jukkaime no jishin no ato wa, panikku ni naranai koto wo oboeru no yo.
After the tenth earthquake, you learn not to panic.
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