see, hopes, chances, idea
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.
実は、ルーカスさんが毎日来るのを見ていました。
Jitsu wa, Rūkasu-san ga mainichi kuru no o mite imashita.
Actually, she'd noticed that Lucas showed up every day.
お礼を言うのはこっちよ、孫の面倒を見てくれて。
Orei o iu no wa kocchi yo, mago no mendou o mite kurete.
I'm the one who should be thanking you, for looking after my grandson.
じゃあ、私も見習います。
Jaa, watashi mo minaraimasu.
Well then, I'll follow your example too.
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