里さと偏へん

noun

kanji 'village' radical

Refers to the kanji radical 里 (⾥) when it appears on the left side of a character, as in 野 or 町. Used in discussions of kanji structure.

• 「野の」の左ひだり側がわは里さと偏へんです。

  The left side of '野' is the 'village' radical.