示しめす偏へん

noun

kanji radical 113 (示) on the left

Refers to the form of radical 113 when it appears on the left side of a kanji, as in 神, 社, or 礼. The standalone form is 示, but the left-side variant is slightly compressed.

• 「神しん」の左ひだり側がわの部ぶ分ぶんは示しめす偏へんと呼よばれます。

  The left-hand part of 神 is called しめすへん.