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あみがしら Japanese meaning | Kotomora

あみがしら

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Meanings

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noun

kanji 'net' radical at top

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the radical 罒 (or variant 㓁) when it appears at the top of a kanji, as in 罪 or 罕. Used in kanji description and dictionary contexts.

「罪つみ」の上うえの部ぶ分ぶんはあみがしらと呼よばれる部ぶ首しゅです。
The top part of 罪 is a radical called amigashira.

Written forms

網あみ頭がしらUsage100%
Kanji spelling for the radical name; rarely used in practice.
罔あみ頭がしら
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
网あみ頭がしら
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.

Kanji

netting, network

頭head, counter for large animals

罔net

网net, net or net crown radical (no. 122)

Etymology

Compound of 網 (ami, 'net') and 頭 (kashira, 'head'), referring to the radical's position at the top of a kanji.