noun
kanji radical 66 (strike) at right
Technical term used in kanji dictionaries and character analysis. Refers to the right-side radical shape 攵 (or 攴), as seen in characters like 攷 and 敍.
「攻」の右側はぼくにょうと呼ばれる部首です。
The right side of 攻 is the radical called bokunyō.
ぼくにょうは、もともと「うつ」という意味を持つ部首です。
Bokunyō is a radical that originally meant 'to strike'.
From 攴 (boku, 'strike') + 繞 (nyō, 'right-side radical'). The character 攴 is an ancient pictograph of a hand holding a stick, meaning to strike.