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酉偏 (とりへん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

酉とり偏へん

Meanings

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noun

kanji radical 164 (bird of the zodiac)

Refers to the kanji radical 酉 when it appears on the left side of a character (hen position). Used in describing kanji structure.

「配はい」の左ひだり側がわは酉とり偏へんです。
The left side of 配 is the 'torihen' radical.

Kanji

酉west, bird, sign of the bird
偏partial, side, left-side radical

Similar words

酉とり
酉 is the standalone kanji for the zodiac sign 'rooster' or the radical itself, while 酉偏 specifically names the radical when used as a left-side component.

Etymology

Compound of 酉 (tori, 'rooster' or the zodiac sign) and 偏 (hen, 'left-side radical'), referring to the radical's position in kanji.