病 has radical 104, "yamaidare"
漢 has radical 85, "sanzui"
飲 has radical 184, "shokuhen"
路 has radical 157, "ashihen"
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病 has radical 104, "yamaidare" 漢 has radical 85, "sanzui" 飲 has radical 184, "shokuhen" 路 has radical 157, "ashihen" |
The bushu (部首) or "radical" of a kanji is its classification by means of one of 216 component parts of the kanji. See 1.2.10.1. What are the names of the kanji radicals? for a complete list. The system of classifying the kanji by their component parts first began with the Kang-xi dictionary (in Japanese kōki jiten (康煕字典) in China.
To search for a kanji by radical, one must first be able to identify the radical. It is usually either the left or upper part of the character, or a surrounding part which is wrapped around the character. Part of kanji tests such as the Kanji Kentei (see 10.2. Kanji Kentei) is testing the ability to identify kanji radicals and their names.
This method of searching for a kanji is widely used in Japan. Most kanji dictionaries have a list of the radicals on their inside covers together with the page number of the radical. Under each radical, the kanji are ordered by increasing stroke number.
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