はこがまえ

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Meanings

noun

kanji 'box-on-side' radical (radical 22)

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the kanji component 匚, which encloses other elements from the left and bottom, resembling a box on its side. Used in kanji like 区, 医, and 匿.

「区く」や「医い」の部ぶ首しゅは匚構はこがまえです。
The radical of 区 and 医 is 匚構え.