偏へん旁ぼう冠かん脚きゃく

noun

kanji radicals (left, right, crown, and lower)

A yojijukugo that collectively refers to the four main positional categories of kanji components: 偏 (left), 旁 (right), 冠 (top/crown), and 脚 (bottom). Used in discussions of kanji structure.

See also: 偏 · 旁 · 冠 · 足

• 漢かん字じの偏へん旁ぼう冠かん脚きゃくを覚おぼえると、部ぶ首しゅの理り解かいが深ふかまる。

  Learning the left, right, crown, and lower radicals of kanji deepens your understanding of bushu.