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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.
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.
| No. | Radical (variants) | Stroke count | Meaning and reading | Frequency | Jōyō freq | Examples | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 一 | 1 | one (いち, ichi, 一) | 42 | 50 | 七三丈不丘世 | |
| 2 | 丨 | 1 | line, stick (ぼう, bō, 棒) | 21 | 中 | ||
| 3 | 丶 | 1 | dot (てん, ten, 点) | 10 | 丸主 | ||
| 4 | 丿 | 1 | bend, possessive particle no (の, no, ノ) | 33 | 久之乎 | ||
| 5 | 乙 (乚) | 1 | second, latter (おつ, otsu, 乙) | 42 | 九也 | ||
| 6 | 亅 | 1 | hook, hooked stick (はねぼう, hanebō, 撥棒) | 19 | 了事 | ||
| 7 | 二 | 2 | two (に, ni, 二) | 29 | 五井些亞 | ||
| 8 | 亠 | 2 | pot lid (なべぶた, nabebuta, 鍋蓋) | 38 | 亡交京 | ||
| 9 | 人 (亻,𠆢) | 2 | human (ひと, hito, 人) | 794 | 83 | 仁休位今 | Top 25% |
| 10 | 儿 | 2 | legs, human underneath (にんにょう, ninnyō, 人繞) | 52 | 兄元 | ||
| 11 | 入 (𠆢) | 2 | enter (いる, iru, 入) | 28 | 入全兩 | ||
| 12 | 八 (ハ) | 2 | eight, eight-head (はちがしら, hachigashira, 八頭) | 44 | 公六共兵 | ||
| 13 | 冂 | 2 | inverted box, window frame (まきがまえ, makigamae, 牧構) | 50 | 内再 | ||
| 14 | 冖 | 2 | cover, wa crown (わかんむり, wakanmuri, ワ冠) | 30 | 冗冠 | ||
| 15 | 冫 | 2 | ice, 2-stroke water (にすい, nisui, 二水) | 115 | 冬冶冷凍 | ||
| 16 | 几 | 2 | desk (つくえ, tsukue, 机) | 38 | 凡 | ||
| 17 | 凵 | 2 | container, inbox (うけばこ, ukebako, 受け箱) | 23 | 凶出函 | ||
| 18 | 刀 (刂,⺈) | 2 | sword (かたな, katana, 刀) | 377 | 37 | 刀分切初利刻則前 | Top 75% |
| 19 | 力 | 2 | power, force (ちから, chikara, 力) | 163 | 力加助勉 | Top 75% | |
| 20 | 勹 | 2 | embrace, wrap frame (つつみがまえ, tsutsumigamae, 包構) | 64 | 勾包 | ||
| 21 | 匕 | 2 | spoon hi (さじのひ, sajinohi, 匕のヒ) | 19 | 化北 | ||
| 22 | 匚 | 2 | box frame (はこがまえ, hakogamae, 匚構) | 64 | 匣 | ||
| 23 | 亡 (匸) | 3 | dead, hiding frame (かくしがまえ, kakushigamae, 隠構) | 17 | 亡 妄 忙 忘 盲 荒 望 慌 網 | ||
| 24 | 十 | 2 | ten, complete (じゅう, jū, 十) | 55 | 35 | 十千午半博 | Top 75% |
| 25 | 卜 (⼘,⺊) | 2 | divination to (ぼくのと, bokunoto, 卜のト) | 45 | 占卦 | ||
| 26 | 卩 (㔾) | 2 | seal (ふしづくり, fushidzukuri, 節旁) | 40 | 印危卵 | ||
| 27 | 厂 | 2 | cliff (がんだれ, gandare, 雁垂) | 129 | 厚原 | ||
| 28 | 厶 | 2 | private (む, mu) | 40 | 去參 | ||
| 29 | 又 | 2 | again, right hand (また, mata) | 91 | 友反取受 | ||
| 30 | 口 | 3 | mouth, opening (くち, kuchi) | 1,146 | 100 | 口古可名君否呉告周味命和哲唐善器 | Top 25% |
| 31 | 囗 | 3 | enclosure (くにがまえ, kunigamae, 国構) | 118 | 四回図国 | Top 75% | |
| 32 | 土 | 3 | earth (つち, tsuchi) | 580 | 42 | 土在地型城場壁壓 | Top 50% |
| 33 | 士 | 3 | scholar, bachelor (さむらい, samurai, 侍) | 24 | 士壹 | ||
| 34 | 夂 | 3 | winter (ふゆがしら, fuyugashira, 冬頭) | 34 | 夏 夆 | ||
| 35 | 夊 | 3 | winter variant (すいにょう, suinyou, 夊繞) | ||||
| 36 | 夕 | 3 | evening, sunset (ゆうべ, yūbe) | 34 | 夕外多夜 | ||
| 37 | 大 | 3 | big, very (だい, dai) | 132 | 大天奈奧 | Top 75% | |
| 38 | 女 | 3 | woman, female (おんな, onna) | 681 | 31 | 女好妄妻姉始姓姫 | Top 50% |
| 39 | 子 | 3 | child, seed (こ, ko) | 83 | 子孔字學 | ||
| 40 | 宀 | 3 | roof (うかんむり, ukanmuri, ウ冠) | 246 | 37 | 守家寒實 | Top 50% |
| 41 | 寸 | 3 | sun (unit of measurement) (すん, sun) | 40 | 寸寺尊將 | Top 75% | |
| 42 | 小 (⺌, ⺍) | 3 | small, insignificant (ちいさい, chīsai, 小さい) | 41 | 小少 | ||
| 43 | 尢 (尤,尣) | 3 | lame (まげあし, mageashi) | 66 | 就 | ||
| 44 | 尸 | 3 | corpse (しかばね, shikabane, 屍) | 148 | 尺局 | Top 75% | |
| 45 | 屮 | 3 | sprout (てつ, tetsu) | 38 | 屯 | ||
| 46 | 山 | 3 | mountain (やま, yama) | 636 | 山岡岩島 | Top 75% | |
| 47 | 巛 (川,巜) | 3 | river (かわ, kawa) | 26 | 川州巡 | ||
| 48 | 工 | 3 | work (たくみ, takumi) | 17 | 工左巫差 | ||
| 49 | 已 (己,巳) | 3 | oneself (おのれ, onore) | 20 | 己巳 | ||
| 50 | 巾 | 3 | cloth, turban, scarf (はば, haba) | 295 | 市布帝常 | Top 75% | |
| 51 | 干 | 3 | dry (ほし, hoshi) | 9 | 平年 | ||
| 52 | 幺 | 3 | short thread (いとがしら, itogashira, 糸頭) | 50 | 幻幼 | ||
| 53 | 广 | 3 | dotted cliff (まだれ, madare, 麻垂) | 15 | 序店府度座庭廣廳 | ||
| 54 | 廴 | 3 | long stride (いんにょう, innyō, 延繞) | 9 | 延 | ||
| 55 | 廾 | 3 | two hands, twenty (にじゅうあし, nijūashi, 二十脚) | 50 | 弁 | ||
| 56 | 弋 | 3 | ceremony, shoot, arrow (しきがまえ, shikigamae, 式構) | 15 | 式弑 | ||
| 57 | 弓 | 3 | bow (ゆみ, yumi) | 165 | 弓引弟弱彌 | Top 75% | |
| 58 | 彐 (彑) | 3 | pig's head (けいがしら, keigashira, 彑頭) | 25 | 彖 | ||
| 59 | 彡 | 3 | hair, bristle, stubble, beard (さんづくり, sandzukuri, 三旁) | 62 | 形彦 | ||
| 60 | 彳 | 3 | step (ぎょうにんべん, gyouninben, 行人偏) | 215 | 役彼後得徳徼 | Top 75% | |
| 61 | 心 (忄,⺗) | 4 | heart (りっしんべん, risshinben, 立心偏) | 1,115 | 67 | 必忙忌性悪情想 | Top 25% |
| 62 | 戈 | 4 | spear, halberd (かのほこ, kanohoko) | 116 | 成式弐戦 | ||
| 63 | 戸 (戶,户) | 4 | door, house (とびらのと, tobiranoto) | 44 | 戸戻所 | ||
| 64 | 手 (扌,龵) | 4 | hand (て, te) | 1,203 | 68 | 手 才 挙 拜 拳 掌 掣 擧 (持 掛 打 批 技 抱 押) | Top 25% |
| 65 | 支 | 4 | branch (しにょう, shinyō, 支繞) | 26 | 攱攲 | ||
| 66 | 攵 (攴) | 4 | strike, whip (のぶん, nobun, ノ文) | 296 | 收敍數斅 | Top 75% | |
| 67 | 文 | 4 | script, literature (ぶん, bun) | 26 | 文 斊 斈 斌 斐 斑 斕 | ||
| 68 | 斗 | 4 | dipper, measuring scoop (とます, tomasu) | 32 | 料 斡 | ||
| 69 | 斤 | 4 | axe (おの, ono, 斧) | 55 | 斦 斧 新 斥 斬 斷 | ||
| 70 | 方 | 4 | way, square, raft (ほう, hō) | 92 | 方 放 旅 族 | ||
| 71 | 无 (旡) | 4 | have not (むにょう, munyō) | 12 | 无 旡 既 旣 | ||
| 72 | 日 | 4 | sun, day (にち, nichi) | 453 | 51 | 日白百明的映時晩 | Top 50% |
| 73 | 曰 | 4 | say (いわく, iwaku) | 37 | 書 最 晉 曷 曹 曾 | ||
| 74 | 月 (⺝) | 4 | moon, month; body, flesh (つき, tsuki) | 69 | 47 | 有 服 青 朝 | Top 50% (肉) |
| 75 | 木 | 4 | tree (き, ki) | 1,369 | 86 | 木 杢 板 相 根 森 楽 機 末 本 杉 林 | Top 25% |
| 76 | 欠 | 4 | yawn, lack (あくび, akubi) | 235 | 欣 欽 欧 欲 歌 | ||
| 77 | 止 | 4 | stop (とめる, tomeru) | 99 | 正 歩 此 步 武 歪 歲 | ||
| 78 | 歹 (歺) | 4 | death, decay (がつへん, gatsuhen, 歹偏) | 231 | 死 列 殕 | ||
| 79 | 殳 | 4 | weapon, lance (ほこつくり, hokotsukuri) | 93 | 役 投 殴 殷 | ||
| 80 | 毋 (母,⺟) | 4 | do not; mother (なかれ-nakare; はは, haha) | 16 | 毋 母 毎 姆 梅 | ||
| 81 | 比 | 4 | compare, compete (くらべる, kuraberu) | 21 | 皆 批 毕 毖 毘 毚 | ||
| 82 | 毛 | 4 | fur, hair (け, ke) | 211 | 毟 毡 毦 毫 毳 耗 | ||
| 83 | 氏 | 4 | clan (うじ, uji) | 10 | 氏 民 紙 婚 氓 | ||
| 84 | 气 | 4 | steam, breath (きがまえ, kigamae, 気構) | 17 | 気 汽 氧 | ||
| 85 | 水 (氵,氺) | 4 | water (みず, mizu) | 1,595 | 98 | 水 永 泳 決 治 海 演 漢 瀬 | Top 25% |
| 86 | 火 (灬) | 4 | fire (ひ, hi) | 639 | 火 灯 毯 爆 (烈 烹 焦 然 煮) | Top 75% | |
| 87 | 爪 (爫,⺥,⺤) | 4 | claw, nail, talon (つめ, tsume) | 36 | 爬 爯 爭 爰 爲 | ||
| 88 | 父 | 4 | father (ちち, chichi) | 10 | 斧 釜 | ||
| 89 | 爻 | 4 | mix, twine, cross (こう, kō) | 16 | 爼 爽 爾 | ||
| 90 | 爿 (丬) | 4 | split wood (しょうへん, shōhen, 爿偏) | 48 | 牀 奘 牃 | ||
| 91 | 片 | 4 | (a) slice (かた, kata) | 77 | 版 牌 牒 | ||
| 92 | 牙 | 4 | fang (きばへん, kibahen, 牙偏) | 9 | 芽 呀 牚 | ||
| 93 | 牛 (牜, ⺧) | 4 | cow (うし, ushi) | 233 | 告 牟 牧 物 特 解 | ||
| 94 | 犬 (犭) | 4 | dog (いぬ, inu) | 444 | 犬 犯 狂 狙 狗 献 獣 | Top 75% | |
| 95 | 玄 | 5 | dark, profound (げん, gen) | 6 | 弦玆 | ||
| 96 | 王 (玉, 玊, ⺩) | 4 | king; ball, jade (おう-ō; たま, tama) | 473 | 王 玉 主 弄 皇 理 差 聖 | Top 75% | |
| 97 | 瓜 | 5 | melon (うり, uri) | 55 | 呱 瓞 | ||
| 98 | 瓦 | 5 | tile (かわら, kawara) | 174 | 瓧 瓮 甄 | ||
| 99 | 甘 | 5 | sweet (あまい, amai) | 22 | 柑 甜 酣 | ||
| 100 | 生 | 5 | life (うまれる, umareru) | 22 | 牲 笙 甥 | ||
| 101 | 用 (甩) | 5 | use; (throw) (もちいる, mochīru) | 10 | 佣 甬 甯 | ||
| 102 | 田 | 5 | field (た, ta) | 192 | 田 町 思 留 略 番 | Top 75% | |
| 103 | 疋 (⺪) | 5 | bolt of cloth (ひき, hiki) | 15 | 疏 楚 胥 延 | ||
| 104 | 疒 | 5 | sickness (やまいだれ, yamaidare, 病垂) | 526 | 病 症 痛 癌 癖 | Top 75% | |
| 105 | 癶 | 5 | footsteps (はつがしら, hatsugashira, 発頭) | 15 | 発 登 | ||
| 106 | 白 | 5 | white (しろ, shiro) | 109 | 皃 的 皆 皇 | ||
| 107 | 皮 | 5 | skin (けがわ, kegawa, 毛皮) | 94 | 披 彼 波 | ||
| 108 | 皿 | 5 | dish (さら, sara) | 129 | 盂 盉 盍 監 蘯 | ||
| 109 | 目 | 5 | eye (め, me) | 647 | 目 見 具 省 眠 眼 観 覧 | ||
| 110 | 矛 | 5 | spear, pike (むのほこ, munohoko) | 65 | 茅 矜 | ||
| 111 | 矢 | 5 | arrow (や, ya) | 64 | 医 族 矩 | ||
| 112 | 石 | 5 | stone (いし, ishi) | 499 | 石 岩 砂 破 碑 碧 | Top 75% | |
| 113 | 示 (礻) | 5 | altar, display (しめす, shimesu) | 213 | 示 奈 祭 禁 礼 社 神 視 福 | Top 75% | |
| 114 | 禸 | 5 | track (ぐうのあし, gūnoashi) | 12 | 禹 禺 禽 | ||
| 115 | 禾 | 5 | two-branch tree (のぎ, nogi, ノ木) | 431 | 利 私 季 和 科 香 秦 穀 | ||
| 116 | 穴 | 5 | cave (あな, ana) | 298 | 空 突 窅 窘 窩 窶 竇 | ||
| 117 | 立 | 5 | stand, erect (たつ, tatsu) | 101 | 立 音 産 翌 意 新 端 親 競 | ||
| 118 | 竹 (⺮) | 6 | bamboo (たけ, take) | 953 | 竺 笑 第 等 簡 | Top 75% | |
| 119 | 米 | 6 | rice (こめ, kome) | 318 | 料 断 奥 糊 麟 | ||
| 120 | 糸 (糹) | 6 | thread, string (いと, ito) | 823 | 49 | 系 級 紙 素 細 組 終 絵 紫 | Top 50% |
| 121 | 缶 | 6 | can, earthenware jar (かん, kan) | 77 | 缶 缸 窑 陶 | ||
| 122 | 罒 (网,罓,⺲,⺳) | 5 | net (あみがしら, amigashira, 網頭) | 163 | 買 置 羅 | ||
| 123 | 羊 (⺶,⺷) | 6 | sheep (ひつじ, hitsuji) | 156 | 着 羚 翔 着 | ||
| 124 | 羽 | 6 | feather, wing (はね, hane) | 220 | 習 翀 翁 翔 | ||
| 125 | 耂 (老,⺹) | 4 | old (ろう, rō) | 22 | 耆孝耋 | ||
| 126 | 而 | 6 | rake, beard (しかして, shikashite) | 22 | 耎耐耑 | ||
| 127 | 耒 | 6 | plow (らいすき, raisuki) | 84 | 耔 耝 耨 耰 | ||
| 128 | 耳 | 6 | ear (みみ, mimi) | 172 | 取 聞 職 叢 | ||
| 129 | 聿 (⺻) | 6 | brush (ふでづくり, fudezukuri, 聿旁) | 19 | 律 書 建 | ||
| 130 | 肉 (⺼,月) | 6 | meat (にく, niku) | 674 | 肉 肖 股 胃 腅 脤 | Top 50% (月) | |
| 131 | 臣 | 7 | minister, official (しん, shin) | 16 | 臥 宦 蔵 | ||
| 132 | 自 | 6 | oneself (みずから, mizukara) | 34 | 自 臫 臬 臲 | ||
| 133 | 至 | 6 | arrive (いたる, itaru) | 24 | 致 臸 臺 | ||
| 134 | 臼 | 6 | mortar (うす, usu) | 71 | 桕 舅 舂 鼠 插 | ||
| 135 | 舌 | 6 | tongue (した, shita) | 31 | 乱 适 話 舍 | ||
| 136 | 舛 | 7 | opposite (ます, masu) | 10 | 舛 舜 舞 | ||
| 137 | 舟 | 6 | boat (ふね, fune) | 197 | 航 船 艦 | ||
| 138 | 艮 | 6 | stopping (うしとら, ushitora, 丑寅) | 5 | 良 飲 很 | ||
| 139 | 色 | 6 | colour, prettiness (いろ, iro) | 21 | 色 艴 艷 | ||
| 140 | 艹 (艸,䒑) | 3 | grass, vegetation (くさ, kusa, 草) | 1,902 | 共 花(37) 英 苦 草 茶 落 幕 靴 鞄 薬 | Top 50% | |
| 141 | 虍 | 6 | tiger stripes (とらかんむり, torakanmuri, 虎冠) | 114 | 虎 虐 彪 虒 | ||
| 142 | 虫 | 6 | insect (むし, mushi) | 1,067 | 蚯 蚓 強 触 蟻 蟹 | ||
| 143 | 血 | 6 | blood (ち, chi) | 60 | 洫 衁 衅 衆 | ||
| 144 | 行 | 6 | go, do (ぎょう, gyō) | 53 | 行 衍 術 衝 | ||
| 145 | 衣 (衤) | 6 | clothes (ころも, koromo) | 607 | 衣 装 裁 (初 被 複) | ||
| 146 | 西 (襾,覀) | 6 | west (にし, nishi) | 29 | 西 要 覊 | ||
| 147 | 見 | 7 | see (みる, miru) | 161 | 規 親 覺 觀 | ||
| 148 | 角 | 7 | horn (つの, tsuno) | 158 | 觚 解 觕 觥 觸 | ||
| 149 | 言 (訁) | 7 | speech (げん, koto) | 861 | 54 | 誁 詋 詔 評 詗 詥 試 詧 | Top 50% |
| 150 | 谷 | 7 | valley (たに, tani) | 54 | 谿 豀 谸 | ||
| 151 | 豆 | 7 | bean (まめ, mame) | 68 | 豈 豐 豎 | ||
| 152 | 豕 | 7 | pig (いのこ, inoko, 猪子) | 148 | 豕 豚 象 | ||
| 153 | 豸 | 7 | cat, badger (むじな, mujina, 狢) | 140 | 豹 貌 貓 貉 | ||
| 154 | 貝 | 7 | shell (かい, kai) | 277 | 32 | 財 賊 賜 贛 貧 貨 貫 貿 | Top 50% |
| 155 | 赤 | 7 | red, bare (あか, aka) | 31 | 赫 赭 | ||
| 156 | 走 (赱) | 7 | run (はしる, hashiru) | 285 | 赴 起 超 | ||
| 157 | 足 (⻊) | 7 | foot (あし, ashi) | 580 | 跑 跨 跟 跪 路 | ||
| 158 | 身 | 7 | body (み, mi) | 97 | 躬 躲 軀 | ||
| 159 | 車 | 7 | cart, car (くるま, kuruma) | 361 | 軌 軟 較 軍 載 | ||
| 160 | 辛 | 7 | spicy, bitter (からい, karai) | 36 | 辜 辟 辣 辦 辨 | ||
| 161 | 辰 | 7 | morning (しんのたつ, shinnotatsu, 辰のたつ) | 15 | 辱 農 | ||
| 162 | ⻌ (辵,辶) | 3 | walk (しんにゅう／しんにょう, shinnyū, shinnyō) 之繞 | 381 | 38 | 巡 迎 通 追 逃 迎 進 | Top 50% |
| 163 | 邑 (⻏, 阝) | 3 | town (阝 right) (むら, mura) | 350 | 30 | 那 邦 郎 部 郭 都 鄉 | Top 50% (阝) |
| 164 | 酉 | 7 | sake (rice-based alcoholic beverage) (とり, tori) | 290 | 酒 醉 油 醒 酸 | Top 75% | |
| 165 | 釆 | 7 | divide, distinguish, choose (のごめ, nogome, ノ米) | 14 | 釉 釋 | ||
| 166 | 里 | 7 | village, mile (さと, sato) | 14 | 野 野 | ||
| 167 | 金 (釒) | 8 | metal, gold (かね, kane) | 806 | 銀 銅 釘 銳 鋞 鋙 鉒 鉍 鉗 鈡 鈠 | Top 50% | |
| 168 | 長 (镸) | 8 | long, grow; leader (ながい-nagai; ちょう, chō) | 55 | 長 | ||
| 169 | 門 | 8 | gate (もん, mon) | 246 | 間 閑 関 闘 閉 開 閏 間 | ||
| 170 | 阜 (⻖, 阝) | 3 | mound, dam (阝 left) (ぎふのふ, gifunofu, 岐阜の阜) | 348 | 30 | 阪 防 阻 陆 陘 院 险 陳 | Top 50% (阝) |
| 171 | 隶 | 8 | slave, capture (れいづくり, reidzukuri, 隷旁) | 12 | 隸 隺 | ||
| 172 | 隹 | 8 | old bird (ふるとり, furutori, 古鳥) | 233 | 雀 集 雁 难 雀 雅 | ||
| 173 | 雨 (⻗) | 8 | rain (あめ, ame) | 298 | 雾 霜 雪 霸 雲 霧 | Top 75% | |
| 174 | 青 (靑) | 8 | green, blue (あお, ao) | 17 | 靕 靖 靜 | ||
| 175 | 非 | 8 | wrong (あらず, arazu) | 25 | 靠 靠 靟 | ||
| 176 | 面 (靣) | 9 | face (めん, men) | 66 | 靦 靨 | ||
| 177 | 革 | 9 | leather, rawhide (かくのかわ, kakunokawa) | 305 | 靴 鞍 鞅 鞍 鞭 | ||
| 178 | 韋 | 9 | tanned leather (なめしがわ, nameshigawa) | 100 | 韋 韓 韜 | ||
| 179 | 韭 | 9 | leek (にら, nira) | 20 | 韱 韲 | ||
| 180 | 音 | 9 | sound (おと, oto) | 43 | 韶 韻 韾 | ||
| 181 | 頁 | 9 | big shell (おおがい, ōgai, 大貝) | 372 | 頃 項 順 須 領 頭 頩 頂 | ||
| 182 | 風 (𠘨) | 9 | wind (かぜ, kaze) | 182 | 風 颱 飄 颿 颪 | ||
| 183 | 飛 | 9 | fly (とぶ, tobu) | 92 | 飜 飝 | ||
| 184 | 食 (飠, 𩙿) | 9 | eat, food (しょく, shoku) | 403 | 飯 飲 餓 餘 餐 養 | ||
| 185 | 首 | 9 | neck, head (くび, kubi) | 20 | 馗 馘 | ||
| 186 | 香 | 9 | fragrant (においこう, nioikō) | 37 | 馨 | ||
| 187 | 馬 | 10 | horse (うま, uma) | 472 | 馮 馴 馳 駐 驚 | ||
| 188 | 骨 | 10 | bone (ほね, hone) | 185 | 骼 髒 髀 骿 骾 | ||
| 189 | 高 (髙) | 10 | tall, high (たかい, takai) | 34 | 髚 髛 | ||
| 190 | 髟 | 10 | hair (かみがしら, kamigashira, 髪頭) | 243 | 髮 鬚 鬆 鬍 髦 | ||
| 191 | 鬥 | 10 | fight (とうがまえ, tōgamae, 闘構) | 23 | 鬧 鬪 | ||
| 192 | 鬯 | 10 | herbs, sacrificial wine (ちょう, chō) | 8 | 鬰 鬱 | ||
| 193 | 鬲 | 10 | tripod, cauldron (かなえ, kanae) | 73 | 鬶 鬷 鬸 | ||
| 194 | 鬼 | 10 | ghost, demon (おに, oni) | 141 | 魂 魁 鬽 魄 | ||
| 195 | 魚 | 11 | fish (うお, uo) | 571 | 鯉 鮑 魛 魜 魝 魞 魟 魠 | ||
| 196 | 鳥 | 11 | bird (とり, tori) | 750 | 鳫 鳮 鳱 鳳 鳴 鳿 雞 鳴 鴻 鴛 | ||
| 197 | 鹵 | 11 | salt (ろ, ro) | 44 | 鹹 鹼 鹽 | ||
| 198 | 鹿 | 11 | deer (しか, shika) | 104 | 塵 麃 麋 麉 麟 | ||
| 199 | 麦 (麥) | 7 | wheat (むぎ, mugi, 麦) | 131 | 麴 麵 麱 麨 麺 | ||
| 200 | 麻 | 11 | hemp, flax (あさ, asa) | 34 | 麼 魔 | ||
| 201 | 黄 (黃) | 11 | yellow (きいろ, kīro, 黄色) | 42 | 黊 黌 | ||
| 202 | 黍 | 12 | millet (きび, kibi) | 46 | 黏 黎 | ||
| 203 | 黒 (黑) | 11 | black (くろ, kuro) | 172 | 點 黛 黱 黨 | ||
| 204 | 黹 | 12 | embroidery, needlework (ふつ, futsu, 黻) | 8 | 黼 黻 | ||
| 205 | 黽 | 13 | frog, amphibian (べん, ben) | 40 | 黿 鼈 | ||
| 206 | 鼎 | 13 | sacrificial tripod (かなえ, kanae) | 14 | 鼏 鼒 | ||
| 207 | 鼓 | 13 | drum (つづみ, tsudzumi) | 46 | 鼗 鼘 | ||
| 208 | 鼠 | 13 | rat, mouse (ねずみ, nezumi) | 92 | 鼢 鼣 鼤 | ||
| 209 | 鼻 | 14 | nose (はな, hana) | 49 | 鼼 鼽 鼿 | ||
| 210 | 齊 | 14 | even, uniformly (せい, sei, 斉) | 18 | 齋 齏 齏 | ||
| 211 | 歯 (齒) | 12 | tooth, molar (は, ha) | 162 | 齡 齠 齗 | ||
| 212 | 竜 (龍) | 10 | dragon (りゅう, ryū) | 14 | 龖 龘 | ||
| 213 | 亀 (龜) | 11 | turtle, tortoise (かめ, kame) | 24 | 龝 | ||
| 214 | 龠 | 17 | flute (やく, yaku) | 19 | 龣 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 亻 | 2 | Variant of 人 |
| 𠆢 | 2 | Some dictionaries use 个. |
| 䒑 | 2 | Variant of 艸/艹 |
| マ | 2 | Katakana ま-ma. |
| 九 | 2 | Japanese nine, きゅう-kyū. |
| ユ | 2 | Katakana ゆ-yu. |
| 乃 | 2 | From 丿. |
| 刂 | 2 | Variant of 刀 |
| ⺌ | 3 | Variant of 小. |
| 川 | 3 | Variant of 巛. |
| 彑 | 3 | Variant of 彐. |
| 也 | 3 | From 乙. |
| 亡 | 3 | From 亠. |
| 及 | 3 | 及 = 丿 + ㇋ + ㇃. |
| 久 | 3 | From 丿. |
| 忄 | 3 | Variant of 心. |
| 扌 | 3 | Variant of 手. |
| 氵 | 3 | Variant of 水. |
| 犭 | 3 | Variant of 犬. |
| 灬 | 4 | Variant of 火. |
| 元 | 4 | From 儿. |
| 井 | 4 | 井 = 二 + ノ + ｜ |
| 勿 | 4 | From 勹. |
| 尤 | 4 | Variant of 尢. |
| 五 | 4 | Japanese five. |
| 屯 | 4 | From 屮/艸/艹 |
| 巴 | 4 | From 已/己 |
| 礻 | 4 | Variant of 示 |
| 衤 | 5 | Variant of 衣. |
| 世 | 5 | Modern form of 丗, from 山 + 一. |
| 巨 | 5 | From 匚 + 工. |
| 冊 | 5 | Modern form of 册, from 冂. (⺵) |
| 母 | 5 | Variant of 毋. |
| 奄 | 8 | From 大 + 电 . |
| 岡 | 8 | 岡 = 冂 + 䒑 + 山 |
| 免 | 8 | 免 = ⺈ + 口 + ｜ + 儿 |
| 斉 | 8 | Variant of 齊. |
| 品 | 9 | Variant of 口. |
| 啇 | 11 | 啇 = 立 + 冂 + 古 (十 + 口) |
| 無 | 12 | Variant of 无. |
| New radical | Stroke count | Kanji note |
|---|---|---|
| ⺈ | 2 | Variant of 刀 or 勹 |
| 覀 | 6 | Variant of 西 |
| ⺮ | 6 | Variant of 竹 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | hen ( 偏 ) | 旁 | Left sided element | 略 consists of Radical 102 田 and 各 . |
 | tsukuri ( 旁 ) | 旁 | Right accompanying element | 期 consists of Radical 74 月 and 其 . |
 | kanmuri ( 冠 ) | 頭 | Crown element | 歩 consists of Radical 77 止 and 少 , 男 consist of Radical 102 田 and 力 . Note that single radical (e.g., Radical 102 田 ) is used for other type as well, and lesser strokes simple Kanji works as a radical, like 力 is also Radical 19. |
 | ashi ( 脚 ) | 底 | Foot element | 志 consists of Radical 61 心 and 士 , 畠 consists of Radical 102 田 and 白 . Also note that single radical is interchangeably used for other type as well, and 白 is Radical 106 too, but not used as crown type for 畠 . |
 | ashi variant | Top and bottom element | 亘 consists of Radical 7 二 and 日 . | |
 | Center element | 昼 consists of Radical 72 日 with upper 尺 and lower 一 . | ||
 | tare ( 垂 ) | Dangle / left shoulder element | 房 consists of Radical 63 戸 and 方 . | |
 | nyō ( 繞 ) | Surround / left and bottom element | 起 consists of Radical 156 走 and 己 . | |
 | kamae ( 構 ) | Posture (box, enclosure) element | 国 consists of Radical 31 囗 and 玉 . | |
 | kamae variant | Box, bottom open | 間 consists of Radical 169 門 and 日 . | |
 | Box, top open | 凶 consists of Radical 17 凵 and 乄 . | ||
 | Box, right open | 医 consists of Radical 22 匚 and 矢 . | ||
 | Right shoulder | 式 consists of Radical 56 弋 and 工 . | ||
 | Left and right sided | 街 consists of Radical 144 行 and 圭 . |
The Kangxi radicals, also known as Zihui radicals, are a set of 214 radicals that were collated in the 18th-century Kangxi Dictionary to aid categorization of Chinese characters. They are primarily sorted by stroke count. They are the most popular system of radicals for dictionaries that order characters by radical and stroke count. They are encoded in Unicode alongside other CJK characters, under the block "Kangxi radicals", while graphical variants are included in the block "CJK Radicals Supplement".
Shinjitai are the simplified forms of kanji used in Japan since the promulgation of the Tōyō Kanji List in 1946. Some of the new forms found in shinjitai are also found in simplified Chinese characters, but shinjitai is generally not as extensive in the scope of its modification.
Chinese characters may have several variant forms—visually distinct glyphs that represent the same underlying meaning and pronunciation. Variants of a given character are allographs of one another, and many are directly analogous to allographs present in the English alphabet, such as the double-storey ⟨a⟩ and single-storey ⟨ɑ⟩ variants of the letter A, with the latter more commonly appearing in handwriting. Some contexts require usage of specific variants.
Hyōgaiji, also known as hyōgai kanji (表外漢字), is a term for Japanese kanji outside the two major lists of jōyō kanji, which are taught in primary and secondary school, and the jinmeiyō kanji, which are additional kanji that are officially allowed for use in personal names. The term jōyōgai kanji (常用外漢字) is also encountered, but it designates all the kanji outside the list of jōyō kanji, including the jinmeiyō kanji.
Radical 5 or radical second (乙部), meaning "second", is one of 6 of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of only one stroke. However, this radical is mainly used to categorize miscellaneous characters otherwise not belonging to any radical, mainly featuring a hook or fold, and 乙 is the character with the least amount of strokes.
Radical 140 or radical grass (艸部) meaning "grass" is one of 29 of the 214 Kangxi radicals that are composed of 6 strokes. It transforms into 艹 when appearing at the top of a character or component. In the Kangxi Dictionary and in modern standard Traditional Chinese as used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, 艹 consists of four strokes, while in Simplified Chinese and modern Japanese, 艹 consists of three strokes.
Radical 113 or radical spirit (示部) meaning ancestor or veneration is number 113 out of the 214 Kangxi radicals. It is one of the 23 radicals composed of 5 strokes. When appearing at the left side of a character, the radical transforms into 礻 in modern Chinese and Japanese jōyō kanji.
Radical 102 or radical field (田部) meaning "field" is number 102 out of 214 Kangxi radicals. It is one of the 23 radicals composed of 5 strokes. With 192 signs derived from this character in the Kangxi Dictionary, it has a frequency somewhat below average.
Radical 29 or radical again (又部) meaning "and", "again" or "right hand" is one of the 23 Kangxi radicals composed of two strokes.
Radical 63 or radical door (戶部) meaning "door" is one of the 34 Kangxi radicals composed of 4 strokes.
Radical 92 or radical fang (牙部) meaning "tooth" or "fang" is one of the 34 Kangxi radicals composed of 4 strokes.
Radical 98, also known as the radical tile (瓦部) meaning "tile" is one of the 23 Kangxi radicals and is composed of 5 strokes.
Radical 99 or radical sweet (甘部) meaning "sweet" is one of the 23 Kangxi radicals composed of 5 strokes.
Radical 159 or radical cart (車部) meaning "cart" or "car" is one of the 20 Kangxi radicals composed of 7 strokes.
Radical 162 or radical walk (辵部) meaning "walk" is one of the 20 Kangxi radicals composed of 7 strokes. When used as a component, this radical character transforms into ⻍, ⻌, or ⻎.
Radical 174 or radical blue (靑部/青部) meaning "blue" or "green" or "black" is one of the 9 Kangxi radicals composed of 8 strokes. It is also the character representing the color ao in Japanese, a general term covering both blue and green.
Radical 184 or radical eat (食部) meaning "eat" or "food" is one of the 11 Kangxi radicals composed of 9 strokes.
Radical 200 or radical hemp (麻部) meaning "hemp" or "flax" is one of the 6 Kangxi radicals composed of 11 strokes. Historically, it is the Chinese word for cannabis.
