kanji 'claw' radical at top
Refers to the kanji radical ⺤ (つめ) when it appears at the top of a character, as in 爵 or 采. Used in kanji dictionaries and character analysis.
「爵」の上の部分は爪冠と呼ばれる。
The top part of the kanji 爵 is called 爪冠 (つめかんむり).
Compound of 爪 (つめ, 'claw') and 冠 (かんむり, 'crown'), referring to the claw-shaped radical when it appears at the top of a kanji.