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).
爻
めめ
mix (two katakana me) [89]
爿、丬
しょうへん
frame (tree trunk left half) [90]
片
かた
board; one side (tree trunk right half) [91]
瓦
かわら
earthenware; roof tile [98]
疋
ひき|
waist and legs; animal [103]
疒
やまいだれ
illness (ill drop) [104]
癶
はつがしら
feet depart; dotted tent [105]
皮
けがわ
hairy skin; fur [107]
禸
あしあと
animal track [114]
禾
のぎ|
grain [no with ki] [115]
糸
いと|
string (silk thread) [120]
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