爪そう繞にょう

noun

kanji 'claw' radical at left

Refers to the kanji radical ⺥ (爪) when it appears on the left side of a character, as in 爬 or 爰. This is a technical term used in kanji dictionaries and character analysis.

• 「爬は」の左ひだり側がわの部ぶ分ぶんは爪そう繞にょうと呼よばれる。

  The left part of '爬' is called 爪繞 (the claw radical at left).