opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
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.
そして、何も説明しないで走って行きました。
Soshite, nani mo setsumei shinaide hashitte ikimashita.
And I ran off, without explaining anything.
説明してくれてありがとう。だいぶ落ち着いたよ。
Setsumei shite kurete arigatou. Daibu ochitsuita yo.
Thanks for explaining. I feel a lot calmer now.
こうして、ケンタの学校の運動会に、新しい伝説が生まれました。
Koushite, Kenta no gakkou no undoukai ni, atarashii densetsu ga umaremashita.
And so, Kenta's school sports day gained a new legend.
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