ウ冠かんむり

noun

kanji radical 40 (roof crown)

Refers to the top-position kanji radical 宀, called 'u-kanmuri' because it resembles the katakana ウ with a crown shape. Used in character descriptions and dictionary lookup.

See also: 字 (じ)

• 「家いえ」の上うえの部ぶ分ぶんはウ冠かんむりです。

  The top part of the kanji 家 is the 'u-kanmuri' radical.