繞にょう

noun

kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom; enclosure-type radical

Refers to a category of kanji radicals that wrap around the left and bottom of a character, such as 道 (しんにょう) or 起 (そうにょう). Used mainly in kanji study and dictionary contexts.

• 「道みち」の繞にょうは「しんにょう」と呼よばれる。

  The 繞 of 道 is called しんにょう.

• 繞にょうは漢かん字じの左ひだり下したを囲かこむ部ぶ首しゅの一いっ種しゅだ。

  A 繞 is a type of radical that encloses the lower left of a kanji.