人にん偏べん

noun

person radical (radical 9)

Refers to the kanji radical 亻, which appears on the left side of characters such as 化, 休, and 体. Used when discussing kanji components.

• 「化か」の左ひだり側がわは人にん偏べんです。

  The left side of 化 is the person radical.

• 人にん偏べんを持もつ漢かん字じを集あつめてみましょう。

  Let's collect kanji that have the person radical.