kanji 'tiger' radical (⻁)
Refers to the kanji radical ⻁ (tiger), typically used in discussing kanji components. Compare 虎冠 (とらかんむり), which is the same radical when it appears at the top of a character.
See also: 虎冠
The radical of 虎 is sometimes called 虎頭 (tiger head).
Compound of 虎 (tora, 'tiger') and 頭 (kashira, 'head'), literally 'tiger head', referring to the shape of the radical.