一いちタ偏へん

noun

kanji 'bare bone' radical at left

Refers to the radical ⽍ (歹) when it appears on the left side of a kanji, as in 残 or 殊. The name comes from the visual resemblance of the top part to 一 and タ (or 夕).

See also: 歹偏

• 「残ざん」の左ひだり側がわの部ぶ首しゅは一いちタ偏へんと呼よばれることがあります。

  The left-side radical in 残 is sometimes called 一タ偏.