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Kanji Learning Today: Radicals

Radicals Review

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.

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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).

一
一   いち   one; bar [1]
丨
丨   ぼう   rod [2]
丶
丶   てん   dot [3]
丿
丿   の   at top (katakana no) [4]
乙
乙、乚   おつ   second [5]
亅
亅   はねぼう   hook; feather duster [6]
二
二   に   two [7]
亠
亠   なべぶた   lid [8]
人
人、亻、𠆢   ひと   person [9]
儿
儿   ひとあし   legs [10]
入
入   いる   enter [11]
ハ
ハ   はち   eight [12]
冂
冂   けいがまえ   downward facing box [13]
冖
冖   わかんむり   cover (katakana wa) [14]
冫
冫   にすい   ice [15]
几
几   つくえ   table [16]
凵
凵   うけばこ   open box; receiving box [17]
刀
刀、刂   かたな   sword [18]
力
力   ちから   power, strength [19]
勹
勹   つつみがまえ   wrap [20]
匕
匕   さじ   spoon [21]
匚
匚   はこがまえ   right facing box [22]
匸
匸   かくしがまえ   enclosure [23]
十
十   じゅう|   ten [24]
卜
卜   ぼくのと   divining [25]
卩
卩   ふしづくり   seal; joint, node [26]
厂
厂   がんだれ   cliff (goose drop) [27]
厶
厶   む   personal (katakana mu) [28]
又
又   また   again [29]
口
口   くち|   mouth [30]
囗
囗   くにがまえ   box; country [31]
土
土   つち|   soil [32]
士
士   さむらい   samurai [33]
夂
夂   ふゆがしら   winter [34]
夊
夊   すいにょう   descend [35]
夕
夕   ゆうべ   evening [36]
大
大   おおきい   big [37]
女
女   おんな|   woman [38]
子
子   こ|   child [39]
宀
宀   うかんむり   crown; roof (katakana u) [40]

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