mask, face, features, surface
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.
きっと、ルーカスの面白い話が、これからも増えますね。
Kitto, Rūkasu no omoshiroi hanashi ga, korekara mo fuemasu ne.
For sure, there will be more funny stories about Lucas.
真面目で厳しくて、いつも時計を気にしていました。
Majime de kibishikute, itsumo tokei o ki ni shite imashita.
Serious, strict, always watching the clock.
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.
画面は結果でいっぱいになりましたが、どれも安心できるものではありませんでした。
Gamen wa kekka de ippai ni narimashita ga, dore mo anshin dekiru mono de wa arimasen deshita.
The screen filled up with results, and none of them were reassuring.
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