English–Japanese
“radical” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajibushu
Example
漢字の部首を調べます。kan ji no bu shu o shira be ma su
I look up the radical of the kanji.
How to say “radical” in Japanese
“Radical” in Japanese is 部首 (bushu).
Identifies the standard part of a kanji used to classify and look up the character, often giving a clue to its meaning.
Example sentences with 部首
辞書では、漢字を部首の画数で分類していることがあります。ji sho de wa kan ji o bu shu no kaku sū de bun rui shi te i ru ko to ga a ri ma su
Dictionaries sometimes classify kanji by the stroke count of their radicals.
Tips for using 部首
- In kanji dictionaries, a radical is an indexing component rather than every visible part of a character, and the traditional system contains 214 radicals.