![]() To learn more about this word, see essay 1227 on 玄. That is, in each case, the entire kanji serves as the radical. In this word, 玄人 (くろうと: expert), both characters double as radicals! Another section includes characters with the "grass" radical, 艹, such as 芝 (1335: lawn grass) and 芸 (470: art). One contains characters with the "earth" radical, 土, such as 地 (167: earth) and 基 (641: foundation). That is, a kanji dictionary has many sections. In the vast "storeroom" of Chinese characters, radicals are like these category names. The only hope of creating order would be to devise categories: sports equipment over here, suitcases over there, paint cans in the corner, and so forth. To understand this better, imagine an enormous, messy storeroom in a house. When people make kanji dictionaries, they organize them by radical. Only one component at a time functions as the radical, so let's reserve the word "radical" for the component that's serving as such. ![]() People often refer to any component in a character as a "radical," but this confuses the issue. One might view 灬 as consisting of four parts, but those small lines collectively make one meaningful component that represents fire. For instance, 魚 (98: fish) has three: ク (to crouch), 田 (field), and 灬 (fire). ![]() Run on all your iOS devices, whether it's iPhone or iPadįollow us on Twitter at This application has included material from the JMdict (EDICT, etc.), KANJIDIC2, ENAMDICT, and KRADFILE dictionary files in accordance with the licence provisions of the Electronic Dictionaries Research Group.The distinct parts of a character are known as components.
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