はこがまえはこがまえMeanings1nounkanji 'box-on-side' radical (radical 22)usually written using kana aloneRefers to the kanji component 匚, which encloses other elements from the left and bottom, resembling a box on its side. Used in kanji like 区, 医, and 匿.「区く」や「医い」の部ぶ首しゅは匚構はこがまえです。The radical of 区 and 医 is 匚構え.