へん

left-hand radical of a character

JLPT N1

Details

Part of Speech:
Noun
Romaji:
hen

Example Sentences

漢字の偏と旁を区別する必要があります

You need to distinguish between the radical and the stroke of a character.

偏と旁の組み合わせで字が決まる

The combination of the radical and the stroke determines the character.

偏を用いて部首を表すことができます

You can use the radical to represent the部首.