List of kanji radicals by frequency explained

This is a simplified table of Japanese kanji visual components (graphemes) that does away with all the archaic forms found in the Japanese version of the Kangxi radicals.

The 214 Kanji radicals are technically classifiers as they are not always etymologically correct,^[1] 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.

Most common radicals

There are two readings for a kanji: On'yomi and Kun'yomi. On'yomi is a reading derived from the Chinese way of reading, Kun'yomi is the original Japanese reading.

The six radicals that occur the most frequently^[2] (in order of frequency)^[3] and make up 25% of the 2136 Jōyō kanji: 口 (くち) (3 strokes) mouth, opening (not to be confused with box radical 囗) Kun: くち On: コウ、 ク 水/氵 (みず) (4/3 strokes) waterKun: みず、 みず- On: スイ 木 (き) (4 strokes) treeKun: き、 こ- On: ボク、 モク 人/亻 (ひと) (2 strokes) person, humanKun: ひと、 -り、 -と On: ジン、 ニン 手/扌 (て) (4 strokes) handKun: て、 て-、 -て、 た- On: シュ、 ズ 心/忄/⺗ (こころ) (4 strokes) heart radical, spirit, mindKun: こころ、 -ごころ On: シン	Fourteen radicals that together with the above make up 50% of Jōyō kanji: 言 (こと) (7 strokes) word, say, speech / to speakKun: い.う、 こと On: ゲン、 ゴン 日 (ひ, ニチ) (4 strokes) sun, day, Sunday, time, counter for daysKun: ひ、 -び、 -か On: ニチ、 ジツ 糸 (いと) (6 strokes) silk/threadKun: いと On: シ 幺 (いとがしら) (3 strokes) (a variant of ⽷) short thread radicalKun: ちいさい On: ヨウ 肉 (にく) (6 strokes) meat/organ, fleshKun: しし On: ニク 月 (つき) (4 strokes) moon, month, Monday, period, counter for monthsKun: つき On: ゲツ、 ガツ 土 (つち) (3 strokes) ground, soil, earth, ground, TurkeyKun: つち On: ド、 ト ⻌ (しんにょう) (3 strokes) (a variant of ⾡) go/road radical, walk, to advance 艹 (艸/草/くさ) (3 strokes) grass/plant radical 宀 (屋根/やね, ウ/ウ冠/うかんむり) (3 strokes) roof/crown radical, roof (house), shaped crownOn: ベン、 メン 貝 (かい) (7 strokes) shell, property, wealthKun: かい On: バイ 女 (おんな, ジョ) (3 strokes) woman / femaleKun: おんな、 め On: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ 阝 (⻖/阜/こざと) (⻏/邑/おおざと) (3 strokes) wall/hill/village radical (left side) large village radical (right side) place, left village radical, country, cityKun: こざと 金 (かね/キン) (8 strokes) gold/metal, mineralKun: かね、 かな-、 -がね On: キン、 コン、 ゴン	Thirty-one radicals that together with the above make up 75% of Jōyō kanji:<	-- Was thirty including 頁 page/head(?) but 頁 might as well be grouped with 貝, it was replaced by 又. --> 一 (イチ/いち) (1 stroke) oneKun: ひと-、 ひと.つ On: イチ、 イツ 刀/刂 (かたな, トウ) (2 strokes) knife, swordKun: かたな、 そり On: トウ Variants: 刂 (つくり) right side of the kanji 十 (ジュウ, と) (2 strokes) ten, completeKun: とお、 と、 そ On: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ 田 (た, デン) (5 strokes) rice field / rice paddyKun: た On: デン Variants: 田 (へん) left side of the kanji 火/灬 (ひ, カ) (4 strokes) fireKun: ひ、 -び、 ほ- On: カ Variants: 火 (へん), 灬 (あし) left side of the kanji, bottom of the kanji 大 (おお, ダイ) (3 strokes) big, veryKun: おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに On: ダイ、 タイ 山 (やま, サン) (3 strokes) mountainKun: やま On: サン、 セン Variants: 山 (へん), かんむり left side of the kanji, top of kanji 食 / 飠 (しょく) (9 strokes) eat, food, to eatKun: く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む On: ショク、 ジキ Variants: 食=飠 (へん) left side of the kanji 車 (くるま) (7 strokes) vehicle, cart, car, wheelKun: くるま On: シャ Variants: 車 (へん) left side of the kanji 彳 (行人/ぎょうにん) (3 strokes) walking/going person radical, stop, linger, loiter,,step, stride, street, to goKun: たたず.む On: テキ Variants: 彳 (へん), ⾏ (かまえ) left side of the kanji, enclose the kanji 目 (め) (5 strokes) eye radical, class, look, insight, experience, care favorKun: め、 -め、 ま- On: モク、 ボク Variants: 目 (へん), 目 (かんむり), left side of the kanji, top of kanji 雨 (あめ) (8 strokes) rainKun: あめ、 あま-、 -さめ On: ウ Variants: 雨 (かんむり) top of kanji 犬 / 犭 (いぬ, ケン) (4/3 strokes) dogKun: いぬ、 いぬ- On: ケン Variants: 犭 (へん) left side of the kanji 王 (おう) (4 strokes) king radical, rule, magnateOn: オウ、 -ノウ 玉 (たま) (5 strokes) ball, jewel / jewelryKun: たま、 たま-、 -だま On: ギョク 石 (いし) (5 strokes) stoneKun: いし On: セキ、 シャク、 コク Variants: 石 (へん) left side of the kanji 力 (ちから) (2 strokes) power radical, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exertKun: ちから On: リョク、 リキ、 リイ 衣/衤 (ころも) (6/5 strokes) garment, clothing / clothes, dressingKun: ころも、 きぬ、 -ぎ On: イ、 エ Variants: 石=衤(へん) left side of the kanji 弓 (ゆみ) (3 strokes) bow (in archery, violin)Kun: ゆみ On: キュウ Variants: 弓(へん) left side of the kanji 竹/⺮ (たけ) (6 strokes) bambooKun: たけ On: チク Variants: ⺮ (かんむり) on the top of kanji 又 (また) (2 strokes) again, right hand, on the other handKun: また、 また-、 また.の- On: ユウ ⽁ / 攵 (のぶん) (4 strokes) action radical, folding chair radical, strike, activity, to strike, hitOn: ホク Variants: ⽁ (つくり), 攵 (つくり) on the right side of the kanji 夂 (ふゆがしら) (3 strokes) winter radical, to follow, late, delayedKun: しゅう On: チ 示/礻 (しめす) (5/4 strokes) show on an altar radical, altar, festival, religious service, indicate, point out, express, displayKun: しめ.す On: ジ、 シ Variants: 示=礻 (へん) the left side of the kanji 酉 (とり) (7 strokes) bird radical, wine / alcohol, sake jar, bird, west, sign of the bird, 5-7PM, tenth sign of Chinese zodiacKun: とり On: ユウ Variants: 酉 (へん) left side of the kanji 囗 (くに) (3 strokes) (not to be confused with mouth radical 口) box, or enclosure radicalOn: イ、 コク Variants: 囗 = (かまえ) enclose the kanji 禾 (いね) (5 strokes) grain radical, two-branch tree radicalKun: いね On: カ Variants: 禾 = (へん) left side of the kanji 广 (間/ま) (3 strokes) building / house on a cliff radical, slanting roofOn: ゲン Variants: 广 = (たれ) Radicals which "hang down" 疒 (病/やまい) (5 strokes) sickness radical / trailing sickness radicalKun: や.む On: ダク、 ニャク、 ソウ、 ジョウ、 シツ Variants: 疒 = (たれ) Radicals which "hang down" 巾 (きん/はば) (3 strokes) cloth radical, towel, hanging scroll, width,Kun: おお.い、 ちきり、 きれ On: キン、 フク Variants: 巾 (へん) left side of the kanji 尸 (かたしろ, シ) (3 strokes) flag, corpse radical, remainsKun: かたしろ On: シ Variants: 尸 = (たれ) Radicals which "hang down" 寸 (すん) (3 strokes) inch (2.25 cm)/sundial, measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small degree radicalOn: スン Variants: 寸 (つくり) on the right side of the kanji

Table of kanji radicals

Table key

Position category:

• へん (hen) - left ◧ - radical forms the left component of a kanji.
• つくり (tsukuri) - right ◨ - radical forms the right component of a kanji.
• かんむり (kanmuri) - top ⊤ - radical forms the top component of a kanji.
• あし (ashi) - bottom ⊥ - radical forms the bottom component of a kanji.
• かまえ (kamae) - wrap ⿴ - radical encloses the other kanji components.
• たれ (tare) - top-left ⿸ - radical forms the left and top components of a kanji.
• にょう (nyou) - bottom-left ⿺ - radical forms the left and bottom component of a kanji.
• Either left or right ◫ - radical can form either the left or right component of a kanji.

Notes

• This is a simplified list, so the reading of the radical is only given if the kanji is used on its own.
• Example kanji for each radical are all jōyō kanji, but some examples show all jōyō (ordered by stroke number) while others were from the Chinese radicals page with non-jōyō (and Chinese-only) characters removed.
• No radicals with more than 12 strokes are listed as they are not as common and can all be formed from the other components.
• The radicals are listed in the same basic order that the Kanji radicals are listed except for the two and three-stroke radicals which are in a more visual order.

Table

Radical	Stroke count	Hiragana-Romaji	Meaning	Position	Examples
Japanese: [[Radical 1|一]]	1	いち-ichi	one		一 戸 旦
Japanese: [[Radical 2|丨]]	1		line		巾 引 中 甲 旧
Japanese: [[Radical 3|丶]]	1	てん-ten	dot		刃 凡 丸 丹 太 犬 丼
Japanese: [[Radical 4|丿]]	1		bend		丈 久 才 万 丹 少
Japanese: [[Radical 5|乙 (乚)]]	1	おつ-otsu	second, latter		乙 乞 乏 孔 屯 札 礼 宅 乱 枕 乳
Japanese: [[Radical 6|亅]]	1		hook		了 丁 才
Japanese: [[Radical 7|二]]	2	に-ni	two		井 仁 元 示
Japanese: [[Radical 8|亠]]	2		lid	⊤	六 玄 市 夜 京
Japanese: [[Radical 9|人]]	2	ひと-hito	human, person		人 欠 夫 内 囚 丙 失 肉 扶 快 決
Japanese: [[Radical 9|亻]]	2		human, person	◧	仏 化 付 代 他 仕 休 位 作 体 住 何 花 信
Japanese: [[Radical 9|]]	2		person (人); (入; roof)	⊤	介 今 合 全 会 谷
Japanese: [[Radical 11|入]]	2	いる-iru	enter		入 込
Japanese: [[Radical 12|八]]	2	はち-hachi	eight; divide	⊤	八 分 公 谷 沿 松 俗 盆 翁 紛容 益 粉 浴 挙 訟 欲 船 雰 裕 鉛 溶 寡 総 嬢
Japanese: [[Radical 12|ハ]]	2		animal legs	⊥	六 穴 呉 兵 貝 洪 唄 冥 浜 財 員 棋 貿 貸 買 賛 質 興
Japanese: [[Radical 10|儿]]	2		human legs	⊥	児 兄 四 見
Japanese: [[Radical 140|丷]]	2		grass, plant; horns	⊤	平 半 羊 岡 前 首 南
Japanese: [[Radical 15|冫]]	2		ice	◧	次 冶 冷
Japanese: [[Radical 17|凵]]	2		container, open mouth	⊥	画
Japanese: [[Radical 22|匚]]	2		box	⿴	匯
Japanese: [[Radical 13|冂]]	2		upside down box	⿴	円 冊 再 同
Japanese: [[Radical 14|冖]]	2		cover	⊤	売 学 骨 常
Japanese: [[Radical 16|几]]	2	つくえ-tsukue	desk, table	◨
Japanese: [[Radical 6|九]]	2	Japanese: きゅう-kyū	nine
Japanese: [[Radical 19|力]]	2	ちから-chikara	power, force		男
Japanese: [[Radical 18|刀]]	2	かたな-katana	knife, sword
Japanese: [[Radical 18|刂]]	2		knife, sword	◨	割 利 前
Japanese: [[Radical 6|乃]]	2	の-no		⊥	秀 透 携 誘 /及
Japanese: [[Radical 20|勹]]	2		wrap, embrace	⿴	与 勾 匂 欠 巧 句 包 号 写 旬 朽 汚 考 均 泡 抱 拘 易 的 物
Japanese: [[Radical 18|⺈]]	2		knife, sword	⊤	危 争 色 角 免 浄 急 負 陥 逸 亀 喚 換 象 像 静 衡 艶
Japanese: [[Radical 6|マ]]	2	ま-ma.	Katakana マ	⊤	勇 通 湧 痛 踊 疑 凝 擬 /予 矛
Japanese: [[Radical 21|匕]]	2	さじ-saji	spoon; (七 = seven)		七 匂 化 切 叱 北 旨 死 花 虎 背
Japanese: [[Radical 24|十]]	2	じゅう-jū	ten, complete
Japanese: [[Radical 25|卜]]	2	うらない-uranai	divination	◨
Japanese: [[Radical 29|又]]	2	また-mata	again, right hand
Japanese: [[Radical 28|厶]]	2	む-mu	private
Japanese: [[Radical 26|卩 (㔾)]]	2		seal	◨	厄 犯 令 危 印 服 卵 命 報
Japanese: [[Radical 27|厂]]	2		cliff	⿸
Japanese: [[Radical 53|广]]	3		on a cliff	⿸	序 店 府
Japanese: [[Radical 30|口]]	3	くち-kuchi	mouth, opening		口 古 可 名 君 否 呉 告 周 味 命 和 哲 唐 善 器
Japanese: [[Radical 31|囗]]	3		enclosure	⿴	四 回
Japanese: [[Radical 32|土]]	3	つち-tsuchi	earth		土 地
Japanese: [[Radical 33|士]]	3	さむらい-samurai	scholar, bachelor		士
Japanese: [[Radical 34|夂]]	3		go	⊥	夏
Japanese: [[Radical 36|夕]]	3	ゆうべ-yūbe	evening, sunset		夕 外 多 夜
Japanese: [[Radical 43|尢]]	3				沈 枕 就 蹴 /尤 无
Japanese: [[Radical 37|大]]	3	だい-dai	big, very		大 天
Japanese: [[Radical 38|女]]	3	おんな-onna	woman, female		女
Japanese: [[Radical 39|子]]	3	こ-ko	child, seed		子
Japanese: [[Radical 40|宀]]	3		roof		家
Japanese: [[Radical 41|寸]]	3	すん-sun	thumb, sundial degree		時
Japanese: [[Radical 42|小]]	3	ちいさい-chīsai	small, insignificant		小 少
Japanese: [[Radical 42|⺌ (⺍)]]	3		small, insignificant		当 光 鎖 巣 桜 獣 単 脳 悩 厳
Japanese: [[Radical 52|幺]]	3		short thread		幻 幼
Japanese: [[Radical 44|尸]]	3		corpse		尺 局
Japanese: [[Radical 46|山]]	3	やま-yama	mountain		山 岡 岩 島
Japanese: [[Radical 47|川]]	3	かわ-kawa	river		川 州 巡
Japanese: [[Radical 48|工]]	3	たくみ-takumi	work		工 左 差
Japanese: [[Radical 49|已]]	3	おのれ-onore	oneself		(己 巳)
Japanese: [[Radical 23|亡]]	3	な・くす-nakusu	dead, gone		亡 妄 忙 忘 盲 荒 望 慌 網
Japanese: [[Radical 50|巾]]	3	はば-haba	turban, scarf		市 布 帝 常
Japanese: [[Radical 51|干]]	3	ほし-hoshi	dry		平 年
Japanese: [[Radical 55|廾]]	3		two hands, twenty		弁
Japanese: [[Radical 54|廴]]	3		long stride	⿺	延
Japanese: [[Radical 162|⻌ (辶)]]	3		walk	⿺	巡 迎 通 追 逃 迎 進
Japanese: [[Radical 5|也]]	3			◨	地 池 他 施
Japanese: [[Radical 56|弋]]	3		ceremony, shoot, arrow		式
Japanese: [[Radical 57|弓]]	3	ゆみ-yumi	bow		弓 引
Japanese: [[Radical 58|彐]]	3		pig snout
Japanese: [[Radical 59|彡]]	3		hair, bristle, stubble, beard		杉 形 参 珍 修 彫 惨 彩 診 須 髪 彰 影 膨 顔 鬱
Japanese: [[Radical 60|彳]]	3		step	◧	役 彼 後 得 徳
Japanese: [[Radical 85|氵]]	3		water	◧	泳 決 治 海 演 漢 瀬
Japanese: [[Radical 90|丬 (爿)]]	3		split wood	◧	北 壮 状 荘 背 将 装 寝 奨
Japanese: [[Radical 94|犭]]	3		dog	◧	犯 狂 狙
Japanese: [[Radical 64|扌]]	3		hand	◧	持 掛 打 批 技 抱 押
Japanese: [[Radical 140|艹]]	3		grass, vegetation	⊤	共 花 英 苦 草 茶 落 幕 靴 薬
Japanese: [[Radical 170|⻖]]←	3		mound (阝-left)	◧	阪 防 阻 院 陳
→Japanese: [[Radical 163|⻏]]	3		town (阝-right)	◨	那 邦 郎 部 郭 都
Japanese: [[Radical 61|忄]]	3		heart	◧	忙 快 怪 怖 性 恒 恨 悔 悟 悩 悦 惨 悼 惧 惜 情 愉 惰 慌 慄 慨 慎 憎 慢 慣
Japanese: [[Radical 61|心]]	4	こころ-kokoro	heart	⊥	心 必 芯 忍 忌 忘 志 応 泌 忠 念 怒 怠 怨 急 思 恭 恥 恐 恋 恵 恣 秘 恩 息
Japanese: [[Radical 62|戈]]	4		spear, halberd		成 式 弐 戦
Japanese: [[Radical 63|戸]]	4	と-to	door, house		戸 戻 所
Japanese: [[Radical 64|手]]	4	て-te	hand		手 挙
Japanese: [[Radical 66|攵]]	4	のぶん-nobunn	action, whip
Japanese: [[Radical 67|文]]	4	ぶん-bunn	script, literature		文
Japanese: [[Radical 68|斗]]	4		dipper, measuring scoop		料
Japanese: [[Radical 69|斤]]	4	きん-kinn	axe		新
Japanese: [[Radical 70|方]]	4	ほう-hō	way, square, raft		方 放 旅 族
Japanese: [[Radical 72|日]]	4	にち-nichi	sun, day		日 白 百 明 的 映 時 晩
Japanese: [[Radical 74|月]]	4	つき-tsuki	moon, month; body, flesh		有 服 青 朝
Japanese: [[Radical 75|木]]	4	き-ki	tree		木 板 相 根 森 楽 機 末 本 杉 林
Japanese: [[Radical 76|欠]]	4	けつ-ketsu	yawn, lack		歌 欧
Japanese: [[Radical 77|止]]	4	とめる-tomeru	stop		止 正 歩
Japanese: [[Radical 78|歹]]	4		death, decay		死 列
Japanese: [[Radical 79|殳]]	4	るまた-rumata	weapon, lance		役 投 殴
Japanese: [[Radical 80|毋]]	4		do not		毎 梅
Japanese: [[Radical 81|比]]	4	くらべる-kuraberu	compare, compete		皆 昆
Japanese: [[Radical 82|毛]]	4	け-ke	fur, hair		毛
Japanese: [[Radical 83|氏]]	4	うじ-uji	clan		氏 民 紙
Japanese: [[Radical 84|气]]	4		steam, breath		汽 気
Japanese: [[Radical 85|水]]	4	みず-mizu	water		水 永
Japanese: [[Radical 86|火]]	4	ひ-hi	fire		火 灯
Japanese: [[Radical 86|灬]]	4		fire		焦 然 煮
Japanese: [[Radical 87|⺤ (爪)]]	4	つめ-tsume	claw, nail, talon		爪 妥 采 乳 受 浮 将 渓 淫 彩 授 採 菜 援 揺 媛 奨 暖 愛 稲 緩 謡 穏 曖 爵
Japanese: [[Radical 88|父]]	4	ちち-chichi	father		釜
Japanese: [[Radical 93|牛]]	4	うし-ushi	cow		牛 告 牧 物 特 解
Japanese: [[Radical 94|犬]]	4	いぬ-inu	dog		犬 献 獣
Japanese: [[Radical 96|王]]	4	おう-ō	king		王 玉 主 国 弄 皇 理 差 聖
Japanese: [[Radical 113|礻]]	4		altar, display		礼 社 神 視 福
Japanese: [[Radical 125|耂]]	4		old		孝
Japanese: [[Radical 20|勿]]	4		do not
Japanese: [[Radical 6|五]]	4	ご-go	five		五
Japanese: [[Radical 49|巴]]	4		cylinder with a trailing tail		色 把 肥
Japanese: [[Radical 10|元]]	4	もと-moto	base, origin
Japanese: [[Radical 6|井]]	4	せい-sei	well
Japanese: [[Radical 110|予]]	4	よ-yo	beforehand, previously		予 序 野 預 /矛
Japanese: [[Radical 140|屯]]	4	トン-ton			屯 純 鈍 頓
Japanese: [[Radical 99|甘]]	5	あまい-amai	sweet		甘 甚 某 勘 紺 基 欺 堪 棋 媒 期 旗 謀
Japanese: [[Radical 100|生]]	5	うまれる-umareru	life		牲 甥
Japanese: [[Radical 101|用]]	5	よう-yō	use		用
Japanese: [[Radical 102|田]]	5	た-ta	field		田 町 思 留 略 番
Japanese: [[Radical 103|疋]]	5	ひき-hiki	small animal; bolt of cloth		延
Japanese: [[Radical 104|疒]]	5		sickness	⿸	病 症 痛 癖
Japanese: [[Radical 105|癶]]	5		footsteps		発 登
Japanese: [[Radical 106|白]]	5	しろ-shiro	white		的 皆 皇
Japanese: [[Radical 107|皮]]	5	けがわ-kegawa	skin		披 彼 波
Japanese: [[Radical 108|皿]]	5	さら-sara	dish		皿
Japanese: [[Radical 109|目]]	5	め-me	eye		目 見 具 省 眠 眼 観 覧
Japanese: [[Radical 111|矢]]	5	や-ya	arrow		医 族
Japanese: [[Radical 112|石]]	5	いし-ishi	stone		石 岩 砂 破 碑
Japanese: [[Radical 113|示]]	5	しめす-shimesu	altar, display		示 奈 祭 禁
Japanese: [[Radical 115|禾]]	5	のぎ-nogi	grain		利 私 季 和 科 香
Japanese: [[Radical 116|穴]]	5	あな-ana	cave		空 突
Japanese: [[Radical 117|立]]	5	たつ-tatsu	stand, erect		立 音 産 翌 意 新 端 親 競
Japanese: [[Radical 80|母]]	5	はは-haha	mother		母
Japanese: [[Radical 145|衤]]	5		clothes		初 被 複
Japanese: [[Radical 122|罒]]	5		net		買 罪 置 羅
Japanese: 世	5	よ-yo	society, world; generation
Japanese: [[Radical 129|⺻]]	5		brush		津 律 建 書 庸 健 筆 鍵
Japanese: [[Radical 13|冊]]	5	さつ-satsu	(counting) books		冊 柵 倫 偏 遍 論 編 輪
Japanese: [[Radical 126|而]]	6		rake		耐 需 端 儒
Japanese: [[Radical 118|⺮]]	6	たけ-take	bamboo		竹 第 筆 竿 算 答 管 筋 等 笑 箸
Japanese: [[Radical 119|米]]	6	こめ-kome	rice
Japanese: [[Radical 120|糸]]	6	いと-ito	silk
Japanese: [[Radical 121|缶]]	6	かん-kann	tin can		缶 陶 鬱
Japanese: [[Radical 123|羊]]	6	ひつじ-hitsuji	sheep
Japanese: [[Radical 124|羽]]	6	はね-hane	feather, wing
Japanese: [[Radical 128|耳]]	6	みみ-mimi	ear
Japanese: [[Radical 132|自]]	6	じ-ji	self (nose=self)
Japanese: [[Radical 133|至]]	6	いたる-itaru	arrive
Japanese: [[Radical 135|舌]]	6	した-shita	tongue
Japanese: [[Radical 137|舟]]	6	ふね-fune	boat
Japanese: [[Radical 138|艮 (良)]]	6	うしとら-ushitora	stopping(?); (good)
Japanese: [[Radical 141|虍]]	6		tiger stripes		虎 虐 虚 虜 虞 戯 膚 慮 劇
Japanese: [[Radical 142|虫]]	6	むし-mushi	insect
Japanese: [[Radical 143|血]]	6	ち-chi	blood
Japanese: [[Radical 144|行]]	6	ぎょう-gyō	go, do
Japanese: [[Radical 145|衣]]	6	ころも-koromo	clothes
Japanese: [[Radical 146|覀 (襾)]]	6	にし-nishi	west		西 価 要 票 煙 腰 慄 漂 遷 標 覆 覇
Japanese: [[Radical 131|臣]]	7	しん-shin	minister, official; slave (building a brick wall)
Japanese: [[Radical 147|見]]	7	みる-miru	see
Japanese: [[Radical 148|角]]	7	つの-tsuno	horn
Japanese: [[Radical 149|言]]	7	こと-koto	speech
Japanese: [[Radical 150|谷]]	7	たに-tani	valley
Japanese: [[Radical 151|豆]]	7	まめ-mame	bean
Japanese: [[Radical 152|豕]]	7	いのこ-inoko	pig
Japanese: [[Radical 154|貝]]	7	かい-kai	shell
Japanese: [[Radical 157|足]]	7	あし-ashi	foot
Japanese: [[Radical 158|身]]	7	み-mi	body
Japanese: [[Radical 159|車]]	7	くるま-kuruma	cart, car
Japanese: [[Radical 160|辛]]	7	からい-karai	spicy, bitter
Japanese: [[Radical 161|辰]]	7	たつ-tatsu	dragon; morning
Japanese: [[Radical 164|酉]]	7	とり-tori	wine, alcohol
Japanese: [[Radical 166|里]]	7	さと-sato	village, mile
Japanese: [[Radical 155|赤]]	7	あか-aka	red		赤 赦 跡 嚇 繊
Japanese: [[Radical 156|走]]	7	そう-sō	race		走 赴 徒 起 越 超 趣
Japanese: [[Radical 167|金]]	8	かね-kane	metal, gold
Japanese: [[Radical 168|長]]	8	ながい-nagai; ちょう-chyō	long, grow; leader
Japanese: [[Radical 169|門]]	8	もん-mon	gate
Japanese: [[Radical 172|隹]]	8	ふるとり-furutori	small bird
Japanese: [[Radical 173|雨]]	8	あめ-ame	rain
Japanese: [[Radical 174|青]]	8	あお-ao	blue, green
Japanese: 岡	8	おか-oka	hill		岡 剛 綱 鋼
Japanese: 免	8	めん-menn	dismissal		免 勉 逸 晩
Japanese: [[Radical 210|斉]]	8	せい-sei	Chinese Qi kingdom		斉 剤 斎 済
Japanese: [[Radical 180|音]]	9	おと-oto	sound
Japanese: [[Radical 181|頁]]	9	おおがい-ōgai	big shell
Japanese: [[Radical 184|食]]	9	しょく-shyoku	eat, food
Japanese: [[Radical 185|首]]	9	くび-kubi	neck, head
Japanese: [[Radical 30|品]]	9	ひん-hin	item
Japanese: [[Radical 187|馬]]	10	うま-uma	horse
Japanese: [[Radical 189|高]]	10	たかい-takai	tall, high
Japanese: 啇	11		base, stem		嫡 滴 摘 適 敵
Japanese: [[Radical 71|無]]	12	む-mu	nothing		無 舞

Other combinations

Variations of this table

Many other combinations could realistically be called a simplified table of kanji radicals, here are a few examples.

• 䒑 could replace both 丷 and 艹
• ⺈ could be merged with 刀 or 勹 (not commonly used as a radical by itself)
• 聿 or 書 could be used instead of ⺻

Entries with an upside-down exclamation mark (¡) are possibly made up "radicals," meaning only one online dictionary was found to use them (Tangorin Online).

Possible additions: (Note that the examples below show all the jōyō kanji examples)

Radical	Stroke count	Hiragana-Romaji	Meaning	Category	Examples	Reason for exclusion
Japanese: ユ	2	Japanese: ゆ-yu	Katakana ユ		(夬 决 刔 抉 篌)	Not used by jōyō kanji
Japanese: 久	3				久 畝
Japanese: 彑	3				互 彙
Japanese: 及	3	およ・ぶ-oyobu			及 扱 吸 級	Search using 乃 instead
Japanese: 上	3	うえ-ue	above	¡	上 峠 虚 寂 督	上 = ⿱⺊一
Japanese: 化	4	か-ka	action suffix, -isation, -ification	¡	化 花 貨 傾 靴	化 = ⿰亻匕
Japanese: 分	4	ぶん-bunn	part	¡	盆 紛 粉 貧 雰 貿 頒 寡	分 = ⿱八刀
Japanese: 切	4	せつ-setsu	keen; sharp edge	¡	切 窃	切 = ⿰七刀
Japanese: 出	5	で-de	go out, send out	¡	拙 屈 堀 掘 窟	出 = ⿱山山
Japanese: 付	5	づけ-(d)zuke	date of origin	¡	付 附 侍 府 符 腐	付 = ⿰亻寸
Japanese: 巨	5		giant		巨 拒 距	Search using 匚 instead
Japanese: [[Radical 118|竹]]	6	たけ-take	bamboo		竹	Only used for 竹 (see ⺮)
Japanese: [[Radical 146|西]]	6	にし-nishi	west		西	Mainly used for 西 (see 覀)
Japanese: [[Radical 127|耒]]	6				耗 耕 業 籍	Search using 木 instead
Japanese: [[Radical 130|肉]]	6	にく-niku	meat		肉 腐	Mainly only used for 肉
Japanese: [[Radical 139|色]]	6	いろ-iro	color, prettiness		色 絶 艶	色 = ⿱⺈巴
Japanese: 合	6	ごう-gō	mountain climbing checkpoint	¡	合 拾 搭 塔 給 答	合 = ⿱一⿱口
Japanese: 奄	8		cover		俺	Mainly only used for 俺
Japanese: 禹	9				偶 遇 隅 愚 属 嘱	Search using 虫 instead

List of radicals that form common jōyō kanji and are a part of the Table of Japanese kanji radicals page but do not appear here. All jōyō kanji examples for each radical are listed.

Radical	Strokes	Hiragana-Romaji	Meaning	Category	Examples
巛	3	かわ-kawa	river		巡 災 拶
屮	3	てつ-tetsu	sprout		(屯) 逆 塑 遡
片	4	かた-kata	(a) slice		片 版
支	4	しにょう-shinyō	branch		支 伎 岐 技 肢 枝 鼓
禸	5	ぐうのあし-gūnoashi	track		偶 遇 隅 属 愚 璃 嘱 離
矛	5	むのほこ-munohoko	spear, halberd		矛 柔 務 野 霧
玄	5	げん-gen	dark, profound		玄 弦 畜 舷 率 蓄
瓦	5	かわら-kawara	tile		瓦 瓶
牙	5	きばへん-kibahen	fang		牙 邪 芽 既 雅 慨 概
竹	6	たけ-take	bamboo		笑 第 等 簡
西	6	にし-nishi	west		西 要
色	6	いろ-iro	colour, prettiness		色 絶 艶
瓜	6	うり-uri	melon		孤 弧
臼	6	うす-usu	mortar		臼 毀 潟 興
豸	7	むじな-mujina	cat, badger		貌 墾 懇
釆	7	のごめ-nogome	divide, distinguish, choose		釈 番 審 翻 藩
麦	7	むぎ-mugi	wheat		麦 麺
舛	7	ます-masu	opposite		傑 舞 隣 瞬
隶	8	れいづくり-reidzukuri	slave, capture		粛 逮 康 緑 隷 録
非	8	あらず-arazu	wrong		非 俳 排 扉 悲 罪 輩
面	9	めん-men	face		面 麺
飛	9	とぶ-tobu	fly		飛
革	9	かくのかわ-kakunokawa	leather, rawhide		革 靴 覇
鬲	10	かなえ-kanae	tripod, cauldron		隔 融
韋	10	なめしがわ-nameshigawa	tanned leather		偉 違 緯 衛 韓
竜	10	りゅう-ryū	dragon		竜 滝
骨	10	ほね-hone	bone		骨 滑 骸 髄
鬼	10	おに-oni	ghost, demon		鬼 塊 魂 魅 醜 魔
麻	11	あさ-asa	hemp, flax		麻 暦 歴 摩 磨 魔
鳥	11	とり-tori	bird		島 鳥 鳴 鶏 鶴
鹿	11	しか-shika	deer		鹿 麗 麓
黒	11	くろ-kuro	black		黒 墨 黙
魚	11	うお-uo	fish		魚 漁 鮮 鯨
黄	11	きいろ-kīro	yellow		黄 横
歯	12	は-ha	tooth, molar		歯 齢

Radicals ordered by frequency

With frequency considered to be the amount of kanji where the radical or its variants can be found as a visual component.^[4]

• Variants of the same radical are separated by forward slashes (for example Japanese: 彐/Japanese: ヨ/Japanese: ⺕)
• The first radical on the list (Japanese: 口) is the most frequent and can be seen in 2,839 kanji
• The last radical on the list (Japanese: 斉) is the least frequent and can be seen in 5 kanji

The 79 Radicals

A simplification used in "The Kanji Dictionary",^[5] "The Learner's Kanji Dictionary," "Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Surnames and How to Read Them", and in "Kanji & Kana."^[6]

Strokes	Radical	Variations	Position
2	亻	人	◧
2	冫	冫	◧
2	子	了	◧
2	⻖		◧
2	卩		◨
2	刂	リ 刀	◨
2	力		◨
2	又		◨
2	冖		◨
2	亠		⊤
2	十	十	⊤
2	⺊	卜	⊤
2	⺈		⊤
2	丷	八 ハ	⊤
2	厂		⿴
2	⻌	辶 廴	⿴
2	冂	冂	⿴
2			⿴
2	匚		⿴
3	氵	水 泳 氺	◧
3	土	土	◧
3	扌	手	◧
3	口	口	◧
3	女		◧
3	巾		◧
3	犭	犬	◧
3	彳		◧
3	弓		◧
3	彡		◨
3	艹		⊤
3	宀		⊤
3	⺌	小 ⺍	⊤
3	山		⊤
3	士		⊤
3	广		⿴
3	尸		⿴
3	囗		⿴
4	木		◧
4	月		◧
4	日		◧
4	火	灬	◧
4	礻	示	◧
4	王	玉	◧
4	牛		◧
4	方		◧
4	攵	夂 夂	◨
4	欠		◨
4	心	心 忄 ⺗	⊥
4	戸	戶	⿴
4	戈	弋	⿴
5	石		◧
5	立	立	◧
5	目		◧
5	禾		◧
5	衤	衣	◧
5	田		⊤
5	罒		⊤
5	皿		⊥
5	疒		⿴
6	糸		◧
6	米		◧
6	舟		◧
6	虫		◧
6	耳		◧
6	⺮	竹	⊤
7	言		◧
7	貝		◧
7	車		◧
7	⻊	足	◧
7	酉		◧
8	金		◧
8	飠	食 飠	◧
8	隹		◨
8	⻗	雨 ⻗	⊤
8	門	鬥	⿴
9	頁		◨
10	馬		◨
11	魚		◧
11	鳥		◨

See also

• List of kanji radicals by stroke count
• List of Unicode radicals
• Kangxi radical

External links

• https://kanjikana.com/en/kanji/radicals
• http://kanjialive.com/214-traditional-kanji-radicals/

Notes and References

1. http://www.kanjinetworks.com/eng/kanji-dictionary/kanji-radical-dictionary.cfm Free Online Kanji Radical Dictionary
2. http://www.kanji-link.com/en/kanji/intro/ Introduction to Japanese kanji!
3. http://kanjidamage.com/articles/most-common-radicals Kanjidamage
4. Web site: RADKFILE/KRADFILE . EDRDG . 13 August 2019.
5. Book: Wolfgang Hadamitzky. Kimiko Fujie-Winter. 漢字熟語字典. 15 April 1996. Tuttle Publishing. 978-0-8048-2058-5. 2–.
6. http://www.hadamitzky.de/english/lp_radical_tables.htm Radical tables