さんづくり

noun

kanji radical 彡 on the right side

Refers to the three-stroke radical 彡 when it appears on the right side of a kanji, as in 形, 彩, or 影. Used in kanji descriptions and dictionaries.

• 「形かたち」の右みぎ側がわの部ぶ分ぶんはさんづくりと呼よばれる。

  The right-hand part of 形 is called さんづくり.