kanji 'thread' radical at left
Refers to the radical 糸 when it appears on the left side of a kanji, as in 紙, 線, or 細.
The left side of 紙 is the 'thread' radical.
Colloquial term for the textile business, often used in industry contexts.
He has worked in the textile industry for many years.
Standard kanji spelling for the radical name.
Common variant using hiragana へん instead of the kanji 偏.
From 糸 (thread) + 偏 (left-side radical). The colloquial sense is a metonymic extension from the radical to the textile industry.