30 Pairs of Look-alike Kanji That Are Easy to Confuse: Part 2

08/04/20262 min read

Translated from the Vietnamese original. View the original.

30 pairs of look-alike kanji that are easy to confuse: Part 2

16. 大 (big) and 犬 (dog)
犬 (dog) has an extra dot stroke 丶 (the “dot” radical) at the top, while 大 (big) does not.

17. 友 (friend) and 反 (anti)
In 友 (friend) the top stroke extends outward, while 反 (anti) has the 厂 (cliff) radical.

18. 白 (white) and 自 (self)
白 (white) has one horizontal stroke inside, while 自 (self) has two.

19. 比 (compare) and 北 (north)
In 比 (compare) the left component faces right, while in 北 (north) the left component faces left.

20. 鳥 (bird) and 烏 (crow)
鳥 (bird) has one more horizontal stroke than 烏 (crow).

21. 夜 (night) and 液 (liquid)
液 (liquid) means liquid, so it has the extra water radical 氵.

22. 知 (know) and 和 (harmony)
The left side of 知 (know) is the 矢 (arrow) radical, while the left side of 和 (harmony) is the 禾 (grain) radical.

23. 感 (feeling) and 惑 (bewilder)
The top of 感 (feeling) is 咸, while the top of 惑 (bewilder) is 或.

24. 考 (consider) and 老 (old)
The lower part of 考 (consider) looks like the number 5, while the lower part of 老 (old) is the 匕 (spoon) radical, which looks like a spoon.

25. 派 (faction) and 脈 (vein)
The left side of 派 (faction) is the water radical (氵), while the left side of 脈 (vein) is the 月 (moon/flesh) radical.

26. 違 (differ) and 偉 (great)
The left side of 違 (differ) is the 辶 (movement) radical, while the left side of 偉 (great) is the 亻 (person) radical.

27. 重 (heavy) and 量 (quantity)
Both share the 里 component at the bottom; they differ at the top: 重 (heavy) has 千 (thousand), while 量 (quantity) has 旦 (dawn).