kanji 'beast' radical at left
Refers to the radical 犭, which appears on the left side of kanji related to animals or beasts. Used in kanji like 猫 (cat), 猿 (monkey), and 獣 (beast).
The left side of '猫' is the beast radical.
Let's collect kanji with the beast radical.
Compound of 獣 (けもの, 'beast') and 偏 (へん, 'left-side radical'). The name describes the radical's shape and its association with animal-related kanji.