Table of Japanese kanji radicals

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Kanji radicals are graphemes, or graphical parts, that are used in organizing Japanese kanji in
dictionaries. They are derived from the 214 Chinese Kangxi radicals.

Contents
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 1 Table key
 2 Table of radicals
o 2.1 Kanji radicals not recognized by Kangxi
o 2.2 Other possible radical candidates
 3 Position of radical within character
 4 See also
 5 References
 6 External links

Table key[edit]
The following table shows the 214 Kangxi radicals, which are derived from 47,035 characters.
The frequency list is derived from the 47,035 characters in the Chinese language.
The Jōyō frequency is from the set of 2,136 Jōyō kanji.[1]
Top 25% means that this radical represents 25% of Jōyō kanji. Top 50% means that this radical
plus the Top 25% represent 50% of Jōyō kanji. Top 75% means that this radical plus the Top
50% represent 75% of Jōyō kanji.[2]
Many radicals are not commonly written by themselves so people wouldn't know the
technical Hiragana reading given here. The simplified table of Japanese kanji radicals page only
lists common readings.

Table of radicals[edit]
Radical Stroke Meaning and
[hide]No. Frequency Jōyōfreq Examples Group
(variants) count reading

1 1 one (いち ichi ) 42 50 七三丈不丘

一 ?

2 丨 1 line (ぼう bō ) ?
21 中

3 丶 1 dot (てん ten ) ?

10 丸主

4 丿 1 bend (の no )
?
33 久之乎

5 乙 (乚) 1 second, latter (お 42 九也

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つ otsu ) ?

hook (はねぼう han

6 亅 1 19 了事
ebō )?

7 二 2 two (ふた futa ) ?

29 五井些亞

lid (なべぶた nabeb

8 亠 2 38 亡交京
uta )?

9 人 (亻,𠆢) 2 human (ひと hito ) ?

794 83 仁休位今 Top 25%

legs (にんにょう ni
10 儿 2 52 兄元
nnyō ) ?

11 入 (𠆢) 2 enter (いる iru ) ?

28 入全兩

eight (はちがしら h
12 八 (ハ) 2 44 公六共兵
achigashira ) ?

upside down box (ま

13 冂 2 きがまえ makigama 50 内再
e)
?

cover (わかんむり
14 冖 2 30 冗冠
wakanmuri ) ?

15 冫 2 ice (にすい nisui ) ?

115 冬冶冷凍

desk, table (つく

16 几 2 38 凡
え tsukue ) ?

container, open
17 凵 2 mouth (うけばこ uk 23 凶出函
ebako ) ?
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knife, sword (かた 刀分切初利

18 刀 (刂,⺈) 2 377 37 Top 75%
な katana ) ? 刻則前

power, force (ちか

19 力 2 163 力加助勉 Top 75%
ら chikara ) ?

wrap, embrace (つつ

20 勹 2 みがまえ 64 勾包
tsutsumigamae ) ?

spoon (さじのひ saj

21 匕 2 19 化北
inohi ) ?

box (はこがまえ ha
22 匚 2 64 匣
kogamae ) ?

dead, gone (かくし 亡妄忙忘

23 亡 (匸) 3 がまえ kakushigama 17 盲荒望慌
e)
? 網

ten, complete (じゅ

24 十 2 55 35 十千午半博 Top 75%
う jū ) ?

divination (ぼくの
25 卜 (⼘,⺊) 2 45 占卦
と bokunoto ) ?

seal (ふしづくり fus

26 卩 (㔾) 2 40 印危卵
hidzukuri ) ?

cliff (がんだれ gand

27 厂 2 129 厚原
are )?

28 厶 2 private (む mu ) ?
40 去參

again, right hand (ま

29 又 2 91 友反取受
た mata ) ?
 Radical Stroke Meaning and
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口古可名君
mouth, opening (く 否呉告周味
30 口 3 1,146 100 Top 25%
ち kuchi ) ? 命和哲唐善
器

enclosure (くにがま
31 囗 3 118 四回國圖 Top 75%
え kunigamae ) ?

32 3 earth (つち tsuchi ) 580 42 土在地型城 Top 50%

土 ?

場壁壓

scholar, bachelor (さ
33 士 3 24 士壹
むらい samurai ) ?

winter (ふゆがしら
34 夂 3 34 夏夆
fuyugashira ) ?

winter variant (すい

35 夊 3
にょう suinyou ) ?

evening, sunset (ゆ
36 夕 3 34 夕外多夜
うべ yūbe ) ?

37 大 3 big, very (だい dai ) ?

132 大天奈奧 Top 75%

woman, female (お 女好妄妻姉

38 女 3 681 31 Top 50%
んな onna ) ? 始姓姫

39 子 3 child, seed (こ ko ) ?
83 子孔字學

roof (うかんむり uk
40 宀 3 246 37 守家寒實 Top 50%
anmuri )
?

sun (unit of
41 寸 3 measurement) (すん 40 寸寺尊將 Top 75%
sun )
?
 Radical Stroke Meaning and
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small,
42 小 (⺌, ⺍) 3 insignificant (ちい 41 小少
さい chīsai ) ?

lame (まげあし mag

43 尢 (尤,尣) 3 66 就
eashi ) ?

corpse (しかばね sh
44 尸 3 148 尺局 Top 75%
ikabane ) ?

45 屮 3 sprout (てつ tetsu ) ?

38 屯

mountain (やま yam

46 山 3 636 山岡岩島 Top 75%
a)
?

47 巛 (川,巜) 3 river (かわ kawa ) ?

26 川州巡

work (たくみ takum

48 工 3 17 工左巫差
i)
?

oneself (おのれ ono

49 已 (己,巳) 3 20 己巳
re ) ?

turban, scarf (は
50 巾 3 295 市布帝常 Top 75%
ば haba ) ?

51 干 3 dry (ほし hoshi ) ?

9 平年

short thread (いとが

52 幺 3 50 幻幼
しら itogashira ) ?

dotted cliff (まだ 序店府度座

53 广 3 15
れ madare ) ? 庭廣廳

54 廴 3 long stride (いん 9 延

 Radical Stroke Meaning and
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にょう innyō ) ?

two hands,
55 廾 3 twenty (にじゅうあ 50 弁
し nijūashi )?

ceremony, shoot,
56 弋 3 arrow (しきがまえ 15 式弑
shikigamae )?

57 弓 3 bow (ゆみ yumi ) ?

165 弓引弟弱彌 Top 75%

pig's head (けいがし

58 彐 (彑) 3 25 彖
ら keigashira ) ?

hair, bristle, stubble,

59 彡 3 beard (さんづくり 62 形彦
sandzukuri )?

step (ぎょうにんべ 役彼後得徳

60 彳 3 215 Top 75%
ん gyouninben ) ? 徼

heart (りっしんべ 必忙忌性悪

61 心 (忄,⺗) 4 1,115 67 Top 25%
ん risshinben ) ? 情想

spear, halberd (かの

62 戈 4 116 成式弐戦
ほこ kanohoko ) ?

door, house (とびら

63 戸 (戶,户) 4 44 戸戻所
のと tobiranoto ) ?

手才挙拜
拳掌掣擧
64 手 (扌,龵) 4 hand (て te )?
1,203 68 Top 25%
(持 掛 打 批
技 抱 押)

65 支 4 branch (しにょう sh 26 攱攲
 Radical Stroke Meaning and
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inyō )?

strike, whip (のぶ

66 攵 (攴) 4 296 收敍數斅 Top 75%
ん nobun ) ?

script, literature (ぶ 文斊斈斌

67 文 4 26 斐斑斕
ん bun ) ?

dipper, measuring
68 斗 4 scoop (とます tomas 32 料斡
u)
?

斦斧新斥
69 斤 4 axe (おの ono ) ?
55 斬斷

way, square, raft (ほ

70 方 4 92 方放旅族
う hō ) ?

have not (むにょ

71 无 (旡) 4 12 无旡既旣
う munyō ) ?

sun, day (に 日白百明的

72 日 4 453 51 Top 50%
ち nichi ) ? 映時晩

書最晉曷
73 曰 4 say (いわく iwaku ) ?
37 曹曾

moon, month; body, Top 50%

74 月 (⺝) 4 69 47 有服青朝
flesh (つき tsuki ) ?
(肉)

木杢板相
75 木 4 tree (き ki ) ?
1,369 86 根森楽機 Top 25%
末本杉林

yawn, lack (あく 欣欽欧欲

76 欠 4 235
び akubi ) ? 歌
 Radical Stroke Meaning and
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stop (とめる tomer 正歩此步

77 止 4 99
u)
?
武歪歲

death, decay (がつ

78 歹 (歺) 4 231 死列殕
へん gatsuhen ) ?

weapon, lance (ほこ

79 殳 4 93 役投殴殷
つくり hokotsukuri ) ?

do not; mother (なか

毋母毎姆
80 毋 (母,⺟) 4 れ-nakare; は 16 梅
は haha ) ?

compare,
皆批毕毖
81 比 4 compete (くらべる 21
毘毚
kuraberu ) ?

毟毡毦毫
82 毛 4 fur, hair (け ke ) ?
211 毳耗

83 4 clan (うじ uji ) 10 氏民紙婚

氏 ?

steam, breath (きが

84 气 4 17 気汽氧
まえ kigamae ) ?

水永泳決
85 水 (氵,氺) 4 water (みず mizu ) ?
1,595 98 治海演漢 Top 25%
瀬

火灯毯爆
86 火 (灬) 4 fire (ひ hi ) ?
639 (烈 烹 焦 然 Top 75%
煮)

爪 (爫,⺥, claw, nail, talon (つ 爬爯爭爰

87 4 36
⺤) め tsume ) ? 爲

88 父 4 father (ちち chichi ) ?

10 斧釜
 Radical Stroke Meaning and
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mix, twine, cross (こ

89 爻 4 16 爼爽爾
う kō ) ?

split wood (しょう

90 爿 (丬) 4 48 牀奘牃
へん shōhen ) ?

91 片 4 (a) slice (かた kata ) ?

77 版牌牒

fang (きばへん kiba

92 牙 5 9 芽呀牚
hen )?

告牟牧物
93 牛 (牜, ⺧) 4 cow (うし ushi ) ?
233 特解

犬犯狂狙
94 犬 (犭) 4 dog (いぬ inu ) ?
444 Top 75%
狗献獣

dark, profound (げ
95 玄 5 6 弦玆
ん gen ) ?

王 (玉, 玊, king; ball, jade (おう 王玉主弄

96 4 473 Top 75%
⺩) -ō; たま tama ) ? 皇理差聖

97 瓜 6 melon (うり uri ) ?

55 呱瓞

tile (かわら kawar

98 瓦 5 174 瓧瓮甄
a)
?

sweet (あまい ama

99 甘 5 22 柑甜酣
i)
?

life (うまれる umar

100 生 5 22 牲笙甥
eru )?

use; (throw) (もちい

101 用 (甩) 5 10 佣甬甯
る mochīru ) ?
 Radical Stroke Meaning and
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田町思留
102 田 5 field (た ta )
?
192 Top 75%
略番

bolt of cloth (ひ
103 疋 (⺪) 5 15 疏楚胥延
き hiki )?

sickness (やまいだ 病症痛癌

104 疒 5 526 Top 75%
れ yamaidare ) ? 癖

footsteps (はつがし
105 癶 5 15 発登
ら hatsugashira ) ?

106 白 5 white (しろ shiro ) ?

109 皃的皆皇

skin (けがわ kegaw

107 皮 5 94 披彼波
a)
?

108 5 dish (さら sara ) 129 盂盉盍監

皿 ?

目見具省
109 目 5 eye (め me ) ?
647 眠眼観覧

spear, pike (むのほ

110 矛 5 65 茅矜
こ munohoko ) ?

111 矢 5 arrow (や ya ) ?
64 医族矩

石岩砂破
112 石 5 stone (いし ishi ) ?
499 Top 75%
碑碧

altar, display (しめ 示奈祭禁

113 示 (礻) 5 213 礼社神視 Top 75%
す shimesu ) ?

114 禸 5 track (ぐうのあし g 12 禹禺禽

 Radical Stroke Meaning and
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ūnoashi ) ?

two-branch tree (の 利私季和

115 禾 5 431
ぎ nogi ) ? 科香秦穀

空突窅窘
116 穴 5 cave (あな ana ) ?
298 窩窶竇

stand, erect (た 立音産翌

117 立 5 101 意新端親
つ tatsu ) ?

118 6 bamboo (たけ take ) 953 竺笑第等 Top 75%

竹 (⺮) ?

119 6 rice (こめ kome ) 318 料断奥糊

米 ?

thread, string (い 系級紙素

120 糸 (糹) 6 823 49 細組終絵 Top 50%
と ito )
?

can, earthenware
121 缶 6 77 缶缸窑陶
jar (かん kan ) ?

罒 (网,罓, net (あみがしら ami

122 5 163 買罪置羅
⺲,⺳) gashira ) ?

sheep (ひつじ hitsuj

123 羊 (⺶,⺷) 6 156 着羚翔着
i)
?

feather, wing (は
124 羽 6 220 習翀翁翔
ね hane ) ?

125 耂 (老,⺹) 4 old (ろう rō ) ?

22 耆孝耋

126 而 6 rake, beard (しかし 22 耎耐耑

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て shikashite ) ?

plow (らいすき rais

127 耒 6 84 耔耝耨耰
uki )?

128 耳 6 ear (みみ mimi ) ?

172 取聞職叢

brush (ふでづくり f
129 聿 (⺻) 6 19 律書建
udedzukuri ) ?

肉肖股胃 Top 50%

130 肉 (⺼,月) 6 meat (にく niku ) ?
674 腅脤 (月)

minister, official (し
131 臣 7 16 臥宦蔵
ん shin ) ?

みずから
132 自 6 34 自臫臬臲
(mizukara ) ?

arrive (いたる itar

133 至 6 24 致臸臺
u)
?

134 臼 6 mortar (うす usu ) ?

71 桕舅舂鼠
插

135 舌 6 tongue (した shita ) ?

31 乱适話舍

opposite (ます mas

136 舛 7 10 舛舜舞
u)
?

137 舟 6 boat (ふね fune ) ?

197 航船艦

stopping (うしとら
138 艮 6 5 良飲很
ushitora ) ?
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colour, prettiness (い
139 色 6 21 色艴艷
ろ iro ) ?

共 花(37) 英
grass, vegetation (く
140 艹 (艸,䒑) 3 1,902 苦草茶落 Top 50%
さ kusa ) ?

幕靴鞄薬

tiger stripes (とらか

141 虍 6 んむり torakanmur 114 虎虐彪虒
i)
?

蚯蚓強触
142 虫 6 insect (むし mushi ) ?
1,067 蟻蟹

143 血 6 blood (ち chi ) ?

60 洫衁衅衆

144 行 6 go, do (ぎょう gyō ) ?

53 行衍術衝

clothes (ころも koro 衣 装 裁 (初

145 衣 (衤) 6 607
mo )?
被 複)

146 西 (襾,覀) 6 west (にし nishi ) ?

29 西要覊

147 見 7 see (みる miru ) ?

161 規親覺觀

148 7 horn (つの tsuno ) 158 觚解觕觥

角 ?

誁詋詔評
149 言 (訁) 7 speech (こと koto ) ?
861 54 Top 50%
詗詥試詧

150 谷 7 valley (たに tani ) ?

54 谿豀谸

151 豆 7 bean (まめ mame ) ?

68 豈豐豎
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152 豕 7 pig (いのこ inoko ) ?

148 豕豚象

cat, badger (むじ

153 豸 7 140 豹貌貓貉
な mujina ) ?

財賊賜贛
154 貝 7 shell (かい kai ) ?
277 32 Top 50%
貧貨貫貿

155 赤 7 red, bare (あか aka ) ?

31 赫赭

run (はしる hashir

156 走 (赱) 7 285 赴起超
u)
?

157 7 foot (あし ashi ) 580 跑跨跟跪

足 (⻊) ?

158 身 7 body (み mi ) ?
97 躬躲軀

cart, car (くる 軌軟較軍

159 車 7 361
ま kuruma ) ? 載

spicy, bitter (から 辜辟辣辦

160 辛 7 36
い karai ) ? 辨

morning (しんのた
161 辰 7 15 辱農
つ shinnotatsu ) ?

walk (しんにゅう s 巡迎通追

162 ⻌ (辵,辶) 3 381 38 Top 50%
hinnyū )? 逃迎進

town (阝 right) (む 那邦郎部 Top 50%

163 阝 (邑,⻏) 3 350 30
ら mura ) ?
郭都鄉 (阝)

164 酉 7 sake (rice-based 290 酒 醉油 Top 75%

alcoholic 醒酸
beverage) (とり
 Radical Stroke Meaning and
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tori )
?

divide, distinguish,
165 釆 7 choose (のごめ nog 14 釉釋
ome ) ?

village, mile (さ
166 里 7 14 野野
と sato ) ?

銀銅釘銳
metal, gold (か
167 金 (釒) 8 806 鋞鋙鉒鉍 Top 50%
ね kane ) ?

鉗鈡鈠

long, grow;
168 長 (镸) 8 leader (ながい- 55 長
nagai; ちょう chyō ) ?

間閑關闘
169 門 8 gate (もん mon ) ?
246 閉開閏間
關

mound, dam (阝
阪防阻陆 Top 50%
170 阝 (阜,⻖) 3 left) (ぎふのふ gifun 348 30
陘院险陳 (阝)
ofu )
?

slave, capture (れい

171 隶 8 12 隸隺
づくり reidzukuri ) ?

old bird (ふると 雀集雁难

172 隹 8 233
り furutori ) ?
雀雅

雾霜雪霸
173 雨 (⻗) 8 rain (あめ ame ) ?
298 Top 75%
雲霧

green, blue (あ
174 青 (靑) 8 17 靕靖靜
お ao ) ?
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wrong (あらず araz

175 非 8 25 靠靠靟
u)
?

176 面 (靣) 9 face (めん men ) ?

66 靦靨

leather, rawhide (か
靴鞍鞅鞍
177 革 9 くのかわ kakunoka 305 鞭
wa ) ?

tanned leather (なめ

178 韋 10 しがわ nameshigaw 100 韋韓韜
a)
?

179 韭 9 leek (にら nira ) ?

20 韱韲

180 音 9 sound (おと oto ) ?

43 韶韻韾

big shell (おおが 頃項順須

181 頁 9 372
い ōgai ) ?
領頭頩頂

182 風 (𠘨) 9 wind (かぜ kaze ) ?

182 風颱飄颿
颪

183 飛 9 fly (とぶ tobu ) ?

92 飜飝

eat, food (しょ 飯飲餓餘

184 食 (飠) 9 403
く shyoku ) ? 餐養

neck, head (く
185 首 9 20 馗馘
び kubi ) ?

fragrant (においこ
186 香 9 37 馨
う nioikō ) ?

187 10 horse (うま uma ) 472 馮馴馳駐

馬 ?

驚
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188 10 bone (ほね hone ) 185 骼髒髀骿

骨 ?

tall, high (たか

189 高 (髙) 10 34 髚髛
い takai ) ?

hair (かみがしら ka 髮鬚鬆鬍

190 髟 10 243
migashira ) ? 髦

fight (とうがまえ tō
191 鬥 10 23 鬧鬪
gamae )
?

herbs, sacrificial
192 鬯 10 8 鬰鬱
wine (ちょう chyō ) ?

tripod, cauldron (か
193 鬲 10 73 鬶鬷鬸
なえ kanae ) ?

ghost, demon (お
194 鬼 10 141 魂魁鬽魄
に oni )
?

鯉鮑魛魜
195 魚 11 fish (うお uo ) ?
571
魝魞魟魠

鳫鳮鳱鳳
196 鳥 11 bird (とり tori ) ?
750 鳴鳿雞鳴
鴻鴛

197 鹵 11 salt (ろ ro ) ?
44 鹹鹼鹽

198 鹿 11 deer (しか shika ) ?

104 塵麃麋麉
麟

199 麦 (麥) 7 wheat (むぎ mugi ) ?

131 麴麵麱麨
麺
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hemp, flax (あ
200 麻 11 34 麼魔
さ asa ) ?

yellow (きいろ kīr

201 黄 (黃) 11 42 黊黌
o)
?

202 黍 12 millet (きび kibi ) ?

46 黏黎

203 黒 (黑) 11 black (くろ kuro ) ?

172 點黛黱黨

embroidery,
204 黹 12 needlework (ふつ fut 8 黼黻
su ) ?

frog, amphibian (べ
205 黽 13 40 黿鼈
ん ben ) ?

sacrificial tripod (か
206 鼎 13 14 鼏鼒
なえ kanae ) ?

drum (つづみ tsudzu

207 鼓 13 46 鼗鼘
mi ) ?

rat, mouse (ねず

208 鼠 13 92 鼢鼣鼤
み nezumi ) ?

209 鼻 14 nose (はな hana ) ?

49 鼼鼽鼿

even, uniformly (せ
210 齊 14 18 齋齏齏
い sei ) ?

211 歯 (齒) 12 tooth, molar (は ha ) ?

162 齡齠齗

212 竜 (龍) 10 dragon (りゅう ryū ) ?

14 龖龘
 Radical Stroke Meaning and
[hide]No. Frequency Jōyōfreq Examples Group
(variants) count reading

turtle, tortoise (か
213 亀 (龜) 11 24 龝
め kame ) ?

214 龠 17 flute (やく yaku ) ?

19 龣

Kanji radicals not recognized by Kangxi[edit]

These radicals are either listed as variants or not listed at all in the kangxi radical table.
The 214 Kangxi radicals are technically classifiers as they are not always etymologically correct,
[3]
but since linguistics uses that word in the sense of "classifying" nouns (such as in counter
words) dictionaries commonly call the kanji components radicals. As dictionaries have moved
from textbooks to interactive screens the term "radicals" seems to now be used for any kanji
component used in a visual search.

[hide]New radical Stroke count Kanji note

亻 2 Variant of 人

𠆢 2 Some dictionaries use 个.

丷 (䒑) 2 Variant of 艸/艹

マ 2 Katakana ま-ma.

九 2 Japanese nine, きゅう-kyū.

ユ 2 Katakana ゆ-yu.

乃 2 From 丿.

刂 2 Variant of 刀

⺌ 3 Variant of 小.

川 3 Variant of 巛.
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彑 3 Variant of 彐.

也 3 From 乙.

亡 3 From 亠.

及 3 及 = 丿 + ㇋ + ㇃.

久 3 From 丿.

忄 3 Variant of 心.

扌 3 Variant of 手.

氵 3 Variant of 水.

犭 3 Variant of 犬.

灬 4 Variant of 火.

元 4 From 儿.

井 4 井=二+ノ+｜

勿 4 From 勹.

尤 4 Variant of 尢.

五 4 Japanese five.
[hide]New radical Stroke count Kanji note

屯 4 From 屮/艸/艹

巴 4 From 已/己

礻 4 Variant of 示

衤 5 Variant of 衣.

Modern form of 丗, from 山 +

世 5
一.

巨 5 From 匚 + 工.

冊 5 Modern form of 册, from 冂. (⺵)

母 5 Variant of 毋.

奄 8 From 大 + 电.

岡 8 岡=冂+䒑+山

免 8 免=⺈+口+｜+儿

斉 8 Variant of 齊.

品 9 Variant of 口.

啇 11 啇 = 立 + 冂 + 古 (十 + 口)

無 12 Variant of 无.

Other possible radical candidates[edit]

 [hide]New radical Stroke count Kanji note

Variant of 刀 or
⺈ 2
勹

覀 6 Variant of 西

⺮ 6 Variant of 竹

 竹 and 西 (西 to a lesser extent) are only used in their original form when representing the
original meanings. As components of jouyou kanji they always appear as ⺮ and 覀.

Position of radical within character[edit]

There are fourteen different radical positions, seven basic types and seven variant. The following
table lists radical types with Japanese name and position in red and indicate howKanji is formed
by radical with example.

Japanese
Position Chinese Meaning Example
name

hen (偏 )
?
旁 Left sided element 略 consists of Radical 102 田 and 各.

Right
tsukuri (旁 ) ?
旁 accompanying 期 consists of Radical 74 月 and 其.
element

歩 consists of Radical 77 止 and 少, 男 consist of

Radical 102 田 and 力.
kanmuri (冠 ) ?
頭 Crown element
Note that single radical (e.g., Radical 102 田) is used for
other type as well, and lesser strokes simple Kanji
works as a radical, like 力 is also Radical 19.

志 consists of Radical 61 心 and 士, 畠 consists of

Radical 102 田 and 白.
ashi (脚 ) ?
底 Foot element Also note that single radical is interchangeably used for
other type as well, and 白 is Radical 106 too, but not
used as crown type for 畠.

Top and bottom

亘 consists of Radical 7 二 and 日.
element
ashi variant
昼 consists of Radical 72 日 with upper 尺 and lower
Center element
一.
 Dangle / left
tare (垂 )
?
房 consists of Radical 63 戸 and 方.
shoulder element
Surround / left and
nyō (繞 )
?
起 consists of Radical 156 走 and 己.
bottom element
Posture (box,
kamae (構 ) ?
国 consists of Radical 31 囗 and 玉.
enclosure) element
Box, bottom open 間 consists of Radical 169 門 and 日.

Box, top open 凶 consists of Radical 17 凵 and 乄.

kamae variant Box, right open 医 consists of Radical 22 匚 and 矢.

Right shoulder 式 consists of Radical 56 弋 and 工.

Left and right sided 街 consists of Radical 144 行 and 圭.