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入り頭 (いりがしら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

入いり頭がしら

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Meanings

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noun

kanji 'enter' radical at top (radical 11)

Refers to the kanji component 入 when it appears at the top of a character, as in 全 or 今. Used in kanji reference contexts.

「全ぜん」の上うえの部ぶ分ぶんは入いり頭がしらと呼よばれる。
The top part of 全 is called 入り頭.

Written forms

入いり頭がしら
Standard spelling for the kanji radical name.
入いり頭がしら
Variant spelling; less common than 入り頭.

Kanji

入enter, insert
頭head, counter for large animals

Etymology

Compound of 入り (iri, 'entering') + 頭 (kashira, 'head'), referring to the 入 shape at the top of a kanji.