kanji 'axe' radical at right
Refers to the kanji radical 斤 when it appears on the right side of a character, as in 新 or 断. Used in kanji study and dictionary contexts.
The right side of '新' is a radical called onozukuri.
Rare kanji spelling; 斧 means 'axe' and 旁 means 'right-side radical'.
Rare kanji spelling; 斤 is the kanji for the axe radical itself.
From 斧 (おの, 'axe') + 旁 (つくり, 'right-side radical'), referring to the shape of the radical 斤 resembling an axe.