冬ふゆ頭がしら

noun

kanji 'winter' radical at top (radical 34)

Refers specifically to the 夂 radical when it appears at the top of a kanji, as in 冬. Used in kanji dictionaries and discussions of character structure.

• 「冬ふゆ」の上うえの部ぶ分ぶんは「冬ふゆ頭がしら」と呼よばれる部ぶ首しゅです。

  The top part of '冬' is a radical called 'fuyugashira'.