calculate, divining, number, abacus
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.
うーん…これ、よさそう。でも、予算に入るかな？
Uun… kore, yosasou. Demo, yosan ni hairu kana?
Hmm... this one looks good. But will it fit the budget?
道の間、ずっと頭の中で計算していました。
Michi no aida, zutto atama no naka de keisan shite imashita.
He kept doing math in his head the whole way there.
ゆきさんの助けで、ルーカスは予算内に収めることができました。
Yuki-san no tasuke de, Rūkasu wa yosannai ni osameru koto ga dekimashita.
With Yuki's help, Lucas managed to keep the bill within budget.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-09-07 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0