List of kanji radicals by stroke count explained

Kanji radicals are graphemes, or graphical parts, that are used in organizing Japanese kanji in dictionaries. They are derived from the 214 Chinese Kangxi radicals.

Table key

The following table shows the 214 Kangxi radicals, which are derived from 47,035 characters.

The frequency list is derived from the 47,035 characters in the Chinese language. The Jōyō frequency is from the set of 2,136 Jōyō kanji.^[1]

Top 25% means that this radical represents 25% of Jōyō kanji.Top 50% means that this radical plus the Top 25% represent 50% of Jōyō kanji.Top 75% means that this radical plus the Top 50% represent 75% of Jōyō kanji.^[2]

Many radicals are not commonly written by themselves so people wouldn't know the technical hiragana reading given here. The simplified table of Japanese kanji radicals page only lists common readings.

Table of radicals

No.	Radical (variants)	Stroke count	Meaning and reading	Frequency	Jōyō freq	Examples	Group
1	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/一|一]]	1		42	50	七三丈不丘世
2	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/丨|丨]]	1		21		中
3	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/丶|丶]]	1		10		丸主
4	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/丿|丿]]	1		33		久之乎
5	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/乙|乙]] (乚)	1		42		九也
6	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/亅|亅]]	1		19		了事
7	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/二|二]]	2		29		五井些亞
8	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/亠|亠]]	2		38		亡交京
9	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/人|人]] (亻,)	2		794	83	仁休位今	Top 25%
10	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/儿|儿]]	2		52		兄元
11	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/入|入]]	2		28		入全兩
12	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/八|八]] (ハ)	2		44		公六共兵
13	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/冂|冂]]	2		50		内再
14	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/冖|冖]]	2		30		冗冠
15	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/冫|冫]]	2		115		冬冶冷凍
16	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/几|几]]	2		38		凡
17	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/凵|凵]]	2		23		凶出函
18	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/刀|刀]] (刂,⺈)	2		377	37	刀分切初利刻則前	Top 75%
19	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/力|力]]	2		163		力加助勉	Top 75%
20	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/勹|勹]]	2		64		勾包
21	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/匕|匕]]	2		19		化北
22	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/匚|匚]]	2		64		匣
23	Japanese: 亡 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/匸|匸]])	3		17		亡 妄 忙 忘 盲 荒 望 慌 網
24	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/十|十]]	2		55	35	十千午半博	Top 75%
25	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/卜|卜]] (⼘,⺊)	2		45		占卦
26	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/卩|卩]] (㔾)	2		40		印危卵
27	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/厂|厂]]	2		129		厚原
28	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/厶|厶]]	2		40		去參
29	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/又|又]]	2		91		友反取受
30	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/口|口]]	3		1,146	100	口古可名君否呉告周味命和哲唐善器	Top 25%
31	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/囗|囗]]	3		118		四回図国	Top 75%
32	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/土|土]]	3		580	42	土在地型城場壁壓	Top 50%
33	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/士|士]]	3		24		士壹
34	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/夂|夂]]	3		34		夏 夆
35	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/夊|夊]]	3
36	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/夕|夕]]	3		34		夕外多夜
37	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/大|大]]	3		132		大天奈奧	Top 75%
38	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/女|女]]	3		681	31	女好妄妻姉始姓姫	Top 50%
39	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/子|子]]	3		83		子孔字學
40	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/宀|宀]]	3		246	37	守家寒實	Top 50%
41	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/寸|寸]]	3		40		寸寺尊將	Top 75%
42	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/小|小]] (⺌, ⺍)	3		41		小少
43	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/尢|尢]] (尤,尣)	3		66		就
44	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/尸|尸]]	3		148		尺局	Top 75%
45	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/屮|屮]]	3		38		屯
46	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/山|山]]	3		636		山岡岩島	Top 75%
47	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/巛|巛]] (川,巜)	3		26		川州巡
48	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/工|工]]	3		17		工左巫差
49	Japanese: 已 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/己|己]],巳)	3		20		己巳
50	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/巾|巾]]	3	cloth,	295		市布帝常	Top 75%
51	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/干|干]]	3		9		平年
52	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/幺|幺]]	3		50		幻幼
53	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/广|广]]	3		15		序店府度座庭廣廳
54	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/廴|廴]]	3		9		延
55	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/廾|廾]]	3		50		弁
56	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/弋|弋]]	3		15		式弑
57	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/弓|弓]]	3		165		弓引弟弱彌	Top 75%
58	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/彐|彐]] (彑)	3		25		彖
59	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/彡|彡]]	3		62		形彦
60	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/彳|彳]]	3		215		役彼後得徳徼	Top 75%
61	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/心|心]] (忄,⺗)	4		1,115	67	必忙忌性悪情想	Top 25%
62	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/戈|戈]]	4		116		成式弐戦
63	Japanese: 戸 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/戶|戶]],户)	4		44		戸戻所
64	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/手|手]] (扌,龵)	4		1,203	68	手 才 挙 拜 拳 掌 掣 擧 (持 掛 打 批 技 抱 押)	Top 25%
65	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/支|支]]	4		26		攱攲
66	Japanese: 攵 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/攴|攴]])	4		296		收敍數斅	Top 75%
67	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/文|文]]	4		26		文 斊 斈 斌 斐 斑 斕
68	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/斗|斗]]	4		32		料 斡
69	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/斤|斤]]	4		55		斦 斧 新 斥 斬 斷
70	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/方|方]]	4		92		方 放 旅 族
71	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/无|无]] (旡)	4		12		无 旡 既 旣
72	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/日|日]]	4		453	51	日白百明的映時晩	Top 50%
73	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/曰|曰]]	4		37		書 最 晉 曷 曹 曾
74	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/月|月]] (⺝)	4		69	47	有 服 青 朝	Top 50% (肉)
75	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/木|木]]	4		1,369	86	木 杢 板 相 根 森 楽 機 末 本 杉 林	Top 25%
76	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/欠|欠]]	4		235		欣 欽 欧 欲 歌
77	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/止|止]]	4		99		正 歩 此 步 武 歪 歲
78	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/歹|歹]] (歺)	4		231		死 列 殕
79	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/殳|殳]]	4		93		役 投 殴 殷
80	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/毋|毋]] ([[母]],⺟)	4		16		毋 母 毎 姆 梅
81	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/比|比]]	4		21		皆 批 毕 毖 毘 毚
82	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/毛|毛]]	4		211		毟 毡 毦 毫 毳 耗
83	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/氏|氏]]	4		10		氏 民 紙 婚 氓
84	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/气|气]]	4		17		気 汽 氧
85	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/水|水]] (氵,氺)	4		1,595	98	水 永 泳 決 治 海 演 漢 瀬	Top 25%
86	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/火|火]] (灬)	4		639		火 灯 毯 爆 (烈 烹 焦 然 煮)	Top 75%
87	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/爪|爪]] (爫,⺥,⺤)	4		36		爬 爯 爭 爰 爲
88	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/父|父]]	4		10		斧 釜
89	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/爻|爻]]	4		16		爼 爽 爾
90	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/爿|爿]] (丬)	4		48		牀 奘 牃
91	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/片|片]]	4		77		版 牌 牒
92	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/牙|牙]]	4		9		芽 呀 牚
93	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/牛|牛]] (牜, ⺧)	4		233		告 牟 牧 物 特 解
94	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/犬|犬]] (犭)	4		444		犬 犯 狂 狙 狗 献 獣	Top 75%
95	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/玄|玄]]	5		6		弦玆
96	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/王|王]] ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/玉|玉]], 玊, ⺩)	4		473		王 玉 主 弄 皇 理 差 聖	Top 75%
97	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/瓜|瓜]]	5		55		呱 瓞
98	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/瓦|瓦]]	5		174		瓧 瓮 甄
99	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/甘|甘]]	5		22		柑 甜 酣
100	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/生|生]]	5		22		牲 笙 甥
101	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/用|用]] (甩)	5		10		佣 甬 甯
102	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/田|田]]	5		192		田 町 思 留 略 番	Top 75%
103	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/疋|疋]] (⺪)	5		15		疏 楚 胥 延
104	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/疒|疒]]	5		526		病 症 痛 癌 癖	Top 75%
105	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/癶|癶]]	5		15		発 登
106	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/白|白]]	5		109		皃 的 皆 皇
107	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/皮|皮]]	5		94		披 彼 波
108	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/皿|皿]]	5		129		盂 盉 盍 監 蘯
109	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/目|目]]	5		647		目 見 具 省 眠 眼 観 覧
110	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/矛|矛]]	5		65		茅 矜
111	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/矢|矢]]	5		64		医 族 矩
112	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/石|石]]	5		499		石 岩 砂 破 碑 碧	Top 75%
113	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/示|示]] (礻)	5		213		示 奈 祭 禁 礼 社 神 視 福	Top 75%
114	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/禸|禸]]	5		12		禹 禺 禽
115	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/禾|禾]]	5		431		利 私 季 和 科 香 秦 穀
116	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/穴|穴]]	5		298		空 突 窅 窘 窩 窶 竇
117	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/立|立]]	5		101		立 音 産 翌 意 新 端 親 競
118	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/竹|竹]] (⺮)	6		953		竺 笑 第 等 簡	Top 75%
119	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/米|米]]	6		318		料 断 奥 糊 麟
120	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/糸|糸]] (糹)	6		823	49	系 級 紙 素 細 組 終 絵 紫	Top 50%
121	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/缶|缶]]	6		77		缶 缸 窑 陶
122	Japanese: 罒 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/网|网]],罓,⺲,⺳)	5		163		買 置 羅
123	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/羊|羊]] (⺶,⺷)	6		156		着 羚 翔 着
124	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/羽|羽]]	6		220		習 翀 翁 翔
125	Japanese: 耂 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/老|老]],⺹)	4		22		耆孝耋
126	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/而|而]]	6		22		耎耐耑
127	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/耒|耒]]	6		84		耔 耝 耨 耰
128	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/耳|耳]]	6		172		取 聞 職 叢
129	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/聿|聿]] (⺻<!--肀-->)	6		19		律 書 建
130	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/肉|肉]] (⺼,月)	6		674		肉 肖 股 胃 腅 脤	Top 50% (月)
131	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/臣|臣]]	7		16		臥 宦 蔵
132	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/自|自]]	6		34		自 臫 臬 臲
133	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/至|至]]	6		24		致 臸 臺
134	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/臼|臼]]	6		71		桕 舅 舂 鼠 插
135	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/舌|舌]]	6		31		乱 适 話 舍
136	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/舛|舛]]	7		10		舛 舜 舞
137	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/舟|舟]]	6		197		航 船 艦
138	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/艮|艮]]	6		5		良 飲 很
139	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/色|色]]	6		21		色 艴 艷
140	Japanese: 艹 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/艸|艸]],䒑)	3		1,902		共 花(37) 英 苦 草 茶 落 幕 靴 鞄 薬	Top 50%
141	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/虍|虍]]	6		114		虎 虐 彪 虒
142	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/虫|虫]]	6		1,067		蚯 蚓 強 触 蟻 蟹
143	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/血|血]]	6		60		洫 衁 衅 衆
144	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/行|行]]	6		53		行 衍 術 衝
145	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/衣|衣]] (衤)	6		607		衣 装 裁 (初 被 複)
146	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/西|西]] (襾,覀)	6		29		西 要 覊
147	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/見|見]]	7		161		規 親 覺 觀
148	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/角|角]]	7		158		觚 解 觕 觥 觸
149	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/言|言]] (訁)	7		861	54	誁 詋 詔 評 詗 詥 試 詧	Top 50%
150	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/谷|谷]]	7		54		谿 豀 谸
151	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/豆|豆]]	7		68		豈 豐 豎
152	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/豕|豕]]	7		148		豕 豚 象
153	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/豸|豸]]	7		140		豹 貌 貓 貉
154	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/貝|貝]]	7		277	32	財 賊 賜 贛 貧 貨 貫 貿	Top 50%
155	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/赤|赤]]	7		31		赫 赭
156	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/走|走]] (赱)	7		285		赴 起 超
157	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/足|足]] (⻊)	7		580		跑 跨 跟 跪 路
158	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/身|身]]	7		97		躬 躲 軀
159	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/車|車]]	7		361		軌 軟 較 軍 載
160	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/辛|辛]]	7		36		辜 辟 辣 辦 辨
161	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/辰|辰]]	7		15		辱 農
162	Japanese: ⻌ ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/辵|辵]],辶)	3		381	38	巡 迎 通 追 逃 迎 進	Top 50%
163	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/邑|邑]] (⻏, [[阝]])	3		350	30	那 邦 郎 部 郭 都 鄉	Top 50% (阝)
164	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/酉|酉]]	7		290		酒　醉 油 醒 酸	Top 75%
165	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/釆|釆]]	7		14		釉 釋
166	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/里|里]]	7		14		野 野
167	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/金|金]] (釒)	8		806		銀 銅 釘 銳 鋞 鋙 鉒 鉍 鉗 鈡 鈠	Top 50%
168	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/長|長]] (镸)	8		55		長
169	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/門|門]]	8		246		間 閑 関 闘 閉 開 閏 間
170	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/阜|阜]] (⻖, [[阝]])	3		348	30	阪 防 阻 陆 陘 院 险 陳	Top 50% (阝)
171	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/隶|隶]]	8		12		隸 隺
172	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/隹|隹]]	8		233		雀 集 雁 难 雀 雅
173	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/雨|雨]] (⻗)	8		298		雾 霜 雪 霸 雲 霧	Top 75%
174	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/青|青]] (靑)	8		17		靕 靖 靜
175	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/非|非]]	8		25		靠 靠 靟
176	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/面|面]] (靣)	9		66		靦 靨
177	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/革|革]]	9		305		靴 鞍 鞅 鞍 鞭
178	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/韋|韋]]	9		100		韋 韓 韜
179	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/韭|韭]]	9		20		韱 韲
180	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/音|音]]	9		43		韶 韻 韾
181	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/頁|頁]]	9		372		頃 項 順 須 領 頭 頩 頂
182	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/風|風]]	9		182		風 颱 飄 颿 颪
183	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/飛|飛]]	9		92		飜 飝
184	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/食|食]] (飠,)	9		403		飯 飲 餓 餘 餐 養
185	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/首|首]]	9		20		馗 馘
186	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/香|香]]	9		37		馨
187	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/馬|馬]]	10		472		馮 馴 馳 駐 驚
188	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/骨|骨]]	10		185		骼 髒 髀 骿 骾
189	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/高|高]] (髙)	10		34		髚 髛
190	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/髟|髟]]	10		243		髮 鬚 鬆 鬍 髦
191	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/鬥|鬥]]	10		23		鬧 鬪
192	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/鬯|鬯]]	10		8		鬰 鬱
193	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/鬲|鬲]]	10		73		鬶 鬷 鬸
194	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/鬼|鬼]]	10		141		魂 魁 鬽 魄
195	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/魚|魚]]	11		571		鯉 鮑 魛 魜 魝 魞 魟 魠
196	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/鳥|鳥]]	11		750		鳫 鳮 鳱 鳳 鳴 鳿 雞 鳴 鴻 鴛
197	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/鹵|鹵]]	11		44		鹹 鹼 鹽
198	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/鹿|鹿]]	11		104		塵 麃 麋 麉 麟
199	Japanese: 麦 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/麥|麥]])	7		131		麴 麵 麱 麨 麺
200	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/麻|麻]]	11		34		麼 魔
201	Japanese: 黄 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/黃|黃]])	11		42		黊 黌
202	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/黍|黍]]	12		46		黏 黎
203	Japanese: 黒 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/黑|黑]])	11		172		點 黛 黱 黨
204	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/黹|黹]]	12		8		黼 黻
205	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/黽|黽]]	13		40		Japanese: 黿 鼈
206	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/鼎|鼎]]	13		14		Japanese: 鼏 鼒
207	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/鼓|鼓]]	13		46		Japanese: 鼗 鼘
208	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/鼠|鼠]]	13		92		Japanese: 鼢 鼣 鼤
209	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/鼻|鼻]]	14		49		Japanese: 鼼 鼽 鼿
210	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/齊|齊]]	14		18		Japanese: 齋 齏 齏
211	Japanese: 歯 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/齒|齒]])	12		162		Japanese: 齡 齠 齗
212	Japanese: 竜 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/龍|龍]])	10		14		Japanese: 龖 龘
213	Japanese: 亀 ([[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/龜|龜]])	11		24		Japanese: 龝
214	Japanese: [[wikt:Appendix:Chinese radical/龠|龠]]	17		19		Japanese: [[wikt:龣|龣]]

Kanji radicals not recognized by Kangxi

These radicals are either listed as variants or not listed at all in the kangxi radical table.

The 214 Kangxi radicals are technically classifiers as they are not always etymologically correct,^[3] but since linguistics uses that word in the sense of "classifying" nouns (such as in counter words) dictionaries commonly call the kanji components radicals. As dictionaries have moved from textbooks to interactive screens the term "radicals" seems to now be used for any kanji component used in a visual search.

New radical	Stroke count	Kanji note
Japanese: 亻	2	Variant of Japanese: 人
Japanese:	2	Some dictionaries use 个.
Japanese: 䒑	2	Variant of Japanese: 艸/艹
Japanese: マ	2	Katakana Japanese: ま-ma.
Japanese: 九	2	Japanese nine, Japanese: きゅう-kyū.
Japanese: ユ	2	Katakana Japanese: ゆ-yu.
Japanese: 乃	2	From Japanese: 丿.
Japanese: 刂	2	Variant of Japanese: 刀
Japanese: ⺌	3	Variant of Japanese: 小.
Japanese: 川	3	Variant of Japanese: 巛.
Japanese: 彑	3	Variant of Japanese: 彐.
Japanese: 也	3	From Japanese: 乙.
Japanese: 亡	3	From Japanese: 亠.
Japanese: 及	3	及 = Japanese: '''丿''' + ㇋ + ㇃.
Japanese: 久	3	From Japanese: 丿.
Japanese: 忄	3	Variant of Japanese: 心.
Japanese: 扌	3	Variant of Japanese: 手.
Japanese: 氵	3	Variant of Japanese: 水.
Japanese: 犭	3	Variant of Japanese: 犬.
Japanese: 灬	4	Variant of Japanese: 火.
Japanese: 元	4	From Japanese: 儿.
Japanese: 井	4	井 = 二 + ノ + ｜
Japanese: 勿	4	From Japanese: 勹.
Japanese: 尤	4	Variant of Japanese: 尢.
Japanese: 五	4	Japanese five.
Japanese: 屯	4	From Japanese: 屮/艸/艹
Japanese: 巴	4	From Japanese: 已/己
Japanese: 礻	4	Variant of Japanese: 示
Japanese: 衤	5	Variant of Japanese: 衣.
Japanese: 世	5	Modern form of 丗, from 山 + 一.
Japanese: 巨	5	From Japanese: 匚 + '''工'''.
Japanese: 冊	5	Modern form of 册, from 冂. (⺵)
Japanese: 母	5	Variant of Japanese: 毋.
Japanese: 奄	8	From Japanese: '''大''' + Chinese: [[wikt: 电|电]].
Japanese: 岡	8	岡 = 冂 + 䒑 + 山
Japanese: 免	8	免 = ⺈ + 口 + ｜ + 儿
Japanese: 斉	8	Variant of Japanese: 齊.
Japanese: 品	9	Variant of Japanese: 口.
Japanese: 啇	11	啇 = 立 + 冂 + 古 (十 + 口)
Japanese: 無	12	Variant of Japanese: 无.

Other possible radical candidates

New radical	Stroke count	Kanji note
Japanese: ⺈	2	Variant of Japanese: 刀 or Japanese: [[Radical 20|勹]]
Japanese: 覀	6	Variant of Japanese: 西
Japanese: ⺮	6	Variant of Japanese: 竹

• Japanese: 竹 and Japanese: 西 (Japanese: 西 to a lesser extent) are only used in their original form when representing the original meanings. As components of jōyō kanji they always appear as Japanese: ⺮ and Japanese: 覀.

Position of radical within character

There are fourteen different radical positions, seven basic types and seven variant. The following table lists radical types with Japanese name and position in red and indicate how Kanji is formed by radical with example.

Position	Japanese name	Chinese	Meaning	Example
		旁	Left sided element	consists of Radical 102 and .
		旁	Right accompanying element	consists of Radical 74 and .
		頭	Crown element	consists of Radical 77 and, consist of Radical 102 and . Note that single radical (e.g., Radical 102) is used for other type as well, and lesser strokes simple Kanji works as a radical, like is also Radical 19.
		底	Foot element	consists of Radical 61 and, consists of Radical 102 and . Also note that single radical is interchangeably used for other type as well, and is Radical 106 too, but not used as crown type for .
			Top and bottom element	consists of Radical 7 and .
			Center element	consists of Radical 72 with upper and lower .
			Dangle / left shoulder element	consists of Radical 63 and .
			Surround / left and bottom element	consists of Radical 156 and .
			Posture (box, enclosure) element	consists of Radical 31 and .
			Box, bottom open	consists of Radical 169 and .
			Box, top open	consists of Radical 17 and .
			Box, right open	consists of Radical 22 and .
			Right shoulder	consists of Radical 56 and .
			Left and right sided	consists of Radical 144 and .

See also

• List of kanji radicals by frequency
• List of Unicode radicals
• Kangxi radical

External links

• http://nihonshock.com/2012/02/kanji-radicals-and-components/
• http://www.hadamitzky.de/english/lp_radical_tables.htm
• http://kanjialive.com/214-traditional-kanji-radicals/
• http://www.joyokanji.com/radical-notes
• All (CJK) Unicode Han characters

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kanjidamage . Kanjidamage . 2018-07-31.
2. Web site: KANJI-Link. www.kanji-link.com.
3. Web site: KanjiNetworks: Free Online Kanji Radical Dictionary . 2013-09-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002120359/http://www.kanjinetworks.com/eng/kanji-dictionary/kanji-radical-dictionary.cfm . 2013-10-02 .