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By default the Component Builder shows the most common Joyo kanji components (ie, components which are themselves Joyo kanji, or which are used in at least 3 other Joyo kanji). Select an alternative set of components below.



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For detailed instructions, see the Component builder how to guide.
To find any kanji, first try to identify the components it is made up of. Once you have identified any component, search for it in any of three ways:
  1. Draw it in the drawing area
  2. Type the name in the text area
  3. Look for it in the list
Example: look up 漢
  • Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵 艹 口 夫
  • Draw any of these components (one at a time) in the drawing area, and select it when you see it
  • Alternatively, look for a component in the list. 氵 艹 口 each have three strokes; 夫 has four strokes
  • If you know the meanings of the components, type any of them in the text area: water (氵), grass (艹), mouth (口) or husband (夫)
  • Keep adding components until you can see your kanji in the list of matches that appears near the top.
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The Kanshudo Component Builder can recognize any of the 416 components listed in the chart below the drawing area. Tips:
  • Draw a component in the center of the area, as large as you can
  • Try to draw the component as it appears in the kanji you're looking up
  • Don't worry about stroke order or number of strokes
  • Don't draw more than one component at a time
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Grammar detail: difference between だけ and しか

difference between だけ and しか
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Both だけ and しか mean 'only' or 'nothing but'. However, there are a few differences between the two expressions.
Most importantly, しか is followed by a negative verb, whereas だけ is usually followed by a positive verb.
  • 私は英語だけ分かります。I only understand English.
  • 私は英語しか分かりません。I only understand English.
However, there is a more subtle difference: だけ contains no emotional implications - it merely expresses a fact. しか, on the other hand, implies an underlying (negative) judgement. Using the above examples, the first simply states the fact - you only understand English. The second, however, implies perhaps a tone of apology, or pessimism, or perhaps the idea that you think you really ought to understand another language.
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Kanji used in this grammar

私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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英
エイ    England; hero; flower   
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語
ゴ   かたる to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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分
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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