word, speech, language
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.
大丈夫、大丈夫。日本語、上手になりましたね。
Daijoubu, daijoubu. Nihongo, jouzu ni narimashita ne.
It's alright, it's alright. Your Japanese has gotten better, huh.
大丈夫、ここは敬語もタメ口も関係ないよ。丁寧に言えばそれでいい。
Daijoubu, koko wa keigo mo tameguchi mo kankei nai yo. Teinei ni ieba sore de ii.
Relax, there's no formal or casual here. Just order politely.
落語は、とても古い日本の伝統芸です。
Rakugo wa, totemo furui Nihon no dentougei desu.
Rakugo is a very old traditional Japanese art.
ロールプレイでカラオケみたいに練習したり、いろんなモードのフラッシュカードで単語を覚えたりもできる。
The link's in the description.
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