noun
kanji 'clothes' radical at left
Refers to the radical 衤 (衣) when it appears on the left side of a kanji, as in 袖, 襟, 複. Used in kanji dictionaries and character descriptions.
「袖」の左側の部分は衣偏と呼ばれます。
The left part of '袖' is called 'koromohen'.
衣 is the standalone kanji meaning 'clothing' or 'robe'; 衣偏 is specifically the radical form when used as a left-side component.
Compound of 衣 (koromo, 'clothing') and 偏 (hen, 'left-side radical').