羊ひつじ偏へん

noun

kanji 'sheep' radical at left

Refers to the kanji radical 羊 when it appears on the left side of a character, as in 羚 or 羯. Used in discussions of kanji structure.

• 「羚れい」の左ひだり側がわの部ぶ分ぶんは羊ひつじ偏へんと呼よばれます。

  The left part of '羚' is called the 'sheep radical at left'.