assurance, firm, tight, hard
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.
着くと、ラファエルはもう入り口で時計を確認していました。
Tsuku to, Rafaeru wa mou iriguchi de tokei o kakunin shite imashita.
When he arrived, Rafael was already at the entrance, checking the clock.
ニュースを見てみよう。ここら辺が大丈夫か確認するために。
Nyuusu wo mite miyou. Kokorahen ga daijoubu ka kakunin suru tame ni.
Let's check the news, just to make sure everything's okay around here.
ラファエルがもうすぐみんなに正確な時間を知らせるよ。
Rafaeru ga mousugu minna ni seikaku na jikan o shiraseru yo.
Rafael's going to announce the right time to everyone soon.
はい、確かに。今夜は気をつけてくださいね。
Hai, tashika ni. Kon'ya wa ki wo tsukete kudasai ne.
Got it. Stay safe tonight, okay?
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