しかばねかんむり

noun

kanji 'corpse' radical

Refers to the kanji radical 尸, which is called しかばねかんむり because it resembles the character 尸 (corpse) and is positioned at the top (冠) of characters like 屋, 局, 届, etc.

• 「屋や」や「局きょく」の部ぶ首しゅは尸しかばね冠かんむりです。

  The radical of 屋 and 局 is 尸冠.