虫むし偏へん

noun

kanji 'insect' radical at left

Refers specifically to the 虫 radical when it appears on the left side of a kanji, as in 蚊 or 蝶.

• 「蚊か」の左ひだり側がわは虫むし偏へんです。

  The left side of 'mosquito' is the insect radical.