Kanji Learning Today: Radicals
A radical （部首） is an element within a kanji that is used by some dictionaries to index the kanji. Therefore, every kanji has a radical.
For example, the kanji 払 has the radical 扌.
Attempt to visualize reading and meaning, then tap presentation to display. In the Reading cell, “|” is shorthand for the suffix “へん” (side) and “—” for “かんむり” (crown).
丿
の
at top (katakana no) [4]
亅
はねぼう
hook; feather duster [6]
冂
けいがまえ
downward facing box [13]
冖
わかんむり
cover (katakana wa) [14]
凵
うけばこ
open box; receiving box [17]
力
ちから
power, strength [19]
匚
はこがまえ
right facing box [22]
卩
ふしづくり
seal; joint, node [26]
厂
がんだれ
cliff (goose drop) [27]
厶
む
personal (katakana mu) [28]
囗
くにがまえ
box; country [31]
宀
うかんむり
crown; roof (katakana u) [40]
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