kanji 'valley' radical at left
Refers to the kanji radical 谷 when it appears on the left side of a character, as in 谺 or 谿. Used in contexts discussing kanji structure.
「谺」の左側は谷偏です。
The left side of '谺' is the 'valley' radical.
Compound of 谷 (たに, 'valley') and 偏 (へん, 'left-side radical'), referring to the radical's position in kanji.