足あし偏へん

noun

kanji 'leg' or 'foot' radical at left

Refers to the radical ⾜ (足) when it appears on the left side of a kanji, such as in 路, 跳, or 跡. This is a technical term used in kanji study.

• 「路ろ」という漢かん字じの左ひだり側がわは足あし偏へんです。

  The left side of the kanji 路 is the 'ashi-hen' radical.

noun

being late; the past; the previous

Only with reading あとへん

A rare, playful or punning use of 足偏 read as あとへん, where あと means 'after' or 'later'. It is not a standard meaning of the radical name; it appears in wordplay or idiomatic expressions.

• 「足あし偏へん」を「あとへん」と読よませて、遅ち刻こくしたことを洒落しゃれで表ひょう現げんすることがある。

  Sometimes 足偏 is read as 'ato-hen' to jokingly refer to being late.