noun
kanji 'food' radical at left
Refers specifically to the radical 飠 (食) when it appears on the left side of a kanji, as in 飯, 飲, 食. Used in discussions of kanji structure.
「飯」の左側は食偏です。
The left side of '飯' is the food radical.
部首 is the general term for a kanji radical, while 食偏 specifically names the food radical when it appears on the left.
Compound of 食 (food) and 偏 (left-side radical), describing the radical's shape and position.