魚うお偏へん

noun

kanji 'fish' radical at left

Refers to the radical 魚 when it appears on the left side of a kanji, as in 鯛, 鮭, or 鯨. This is a technical term used in kanji classification.

• 「鯛たい」の左ひだり側がわの部ぶ分ぶんは魚うお偏へんと呼よばれます。

  The left part of 鯛 is called uohen (the fish radical).