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.
タナカ!これは絶対見逃したくなかったんだ。
Tanaka! Kore wa zettai minogashitakunakattan da.
Tanaka! Wasn't going to miss this for anything.
そうなんだけど、あの黒いのよりはやっぱり見劣りするな。
Sou nan dakedo, ano kuroi no yori wa yappari miotori suru na.
It's not, but it's hard to compete with that black one.
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