also: ほうへん
kanji 'direction' radical at left (radical 70)
Refers to the radical 方 when it appears on the left side of a kanji, as in 旅 or 族.
The left-hand part of 旅 is called 方偏.
Standard kanji spelling for the radical name.
Alternate reading; less common than かたへん.
Compound of 方 (かた/ほう, 'direction') and 偏 (へん, 'left-side radical').