へん
偏
ぼう
旁

noun

  1. left and right kanji radicals.
  2. kanji radical positions. Colloquialism. Now used for 冠, 脚, etc. as well.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
へん
偏
ぼう
旁
 偏旁 へんぼう
へん
扁
ぼう
旁
 扁旁 へんぼう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

partial, side, left-side radical
ヘン　かたよ.る (9th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
level, small
ヘン　ひらたい (Kentei 1)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と　コ　へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
tome, counter for books, volume
サツ　サク　ふみ (6th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
RHS of character, at same time
つくり　ボウ　かたがた (Kentei 1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)