descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
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.
台風は今夜さらに強くなり、8時以降激しい雨が降るでしょう。
Taifuu wa kon'ya sara ni tsuyoku nari, hachiji ikou hageshii ame ga furu deshou.
The typhoon is expected to intensify tonight, with heavy rain starting after eight.
台風は今夜さらに強くなり、8時以降激しい雨が降るでしょう。
Taifuu wa kon'ya sara ni tsuyoku nari, hachiji ikou hageshii ame ga furu deshou.
The typhoon is expected to intensify tonight, with heavy rain starting after eight.
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