kanji 'rice' radical at left
Refers to the kanji component 米 when it appears on the left side of a character, as in 粒 or 粉.
「粒」の左側は米偏です。
The left side of '粒' is the rice radical.
kanji radical 165 (topped rice)
Compound of 米 (こめ, 'rice') and 偏 (へん, 'left-side radical'), referring to the radical shape derived from the kanji for rice.