はばへん

also: きんべん

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Meanings

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kanji 'cloth' radical at left

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the radical 巾 when it appears on the left side of a kanji, as in 帳, 幅, or 帽. The reading はばへん is standard; きんべん is a less common alternate.

「帳ちょう」の左ひだり側がわの部ぶ分ぶんは巾偏はばへんと呼よばれます。
The left-hand part of 帳 is called 巾偏 (はばへん).
巾偏はばへんは布ぬのや織おり物ものに関かん係けいする漢かん字じによく使つかわれる部ぶ首しゅです。
The 巾偏 radical is often used in kanji related to cloth or textiles.