To enable visual searching of Kanji, the grid above allows you to select various Kanji radicals (each kanji is made up of one or more radicals - the kanji itself may even be a radical). By …

Every kanji character can be decomposed in one or multiple components. Each one of those components are called "radicals" 部首. They help to identify a specific character in Japanese …

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 how Kanji is …

Learn the kanji characters in Japanese by radical. Kanji list ranked by frequency, with meanings, pronunciations and writings.

Each Radical Note focuses on a particular radical, examining its Japanese and English names, variations on its shape, its positions in a kanji, and characters that contain it.

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Kanji radicals, often termed as “ 部首” (bushu) in Japanese, are kanji characters’ foundational components or building blocks. These elemental parts serve as essential clues to a kanji’s …