don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
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.
決める前に、いくつか試着したいな。
Kimeru mae ni, ikutsuka shichaku shitai na.
I want to at least try a few on before deciding.
落ち着け、ルーカス…ネットの大袈裟だよ、きっと。
Ochitsuke, Rūkasu... netto no oogesa da yo, kitto.
Calm down, Lucas... it's probably the internet being dramatic.
着くと、ルーカスはお弁当の棚の前で、どれにするか迷っていました。
Tsuku to, Rūkasu wa obentou no tana no mae de, dore ni suru ka mayotte imashita.
When he arrived, Lucas stood in front of the bento shelf, not knowing which to choose.
ルーカスは急いで着替え、朝ご飯もほとんど食べずに家を出ました。
Rūkasu wa isoide kigae, asagohan mo hotondo tabezu ni ie o demashita.
Lucas got dressed in a rush and left home barely having breakfast.
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