test, try, attempt, experiment
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.
君は、お手伝いさん、一切試してみる?
Kimi wa, otetsudai-san, hitokire tameshite miru?
And you, little helper — want to try a slice?
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