kanji radical 170 (left side, 'mound' or 'small village')
Refers to the left-side form of radical 170 (⻖), as in 防. Contrast with おおざと (right-side form).
See also: おおざと
The left-side radical of 防 is こざと偏.
Alternate kanji spelling using the character 阜; less common than こざと偏.
The name こざと偏 literally means 'small village hen', from 小里 (small village) and 偏 (left-side radical). The radical historically represents a mound or village.