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A "radical" is a component of kanji that is used to classify each kanji systematically. Typical kanji dictionaries in Japan organize kanji characters by the radical and its number of strokes. Each radical has a nickname. A kanji character can consist of a radical itself or a radical with additional parts. For example, kanji for a "man" 男 (おとこ) is made of a radical 田(た: rice field) and kanji for 力(ちから: power). When memorizing kanji, sometimes, it helps to make a story --- Someone who uses his power (力) to work in the rice fields (田) is a man (男), or 田 + 力 = 男.

radical crown-type かんむり
or かしら
or やね
Radicals appearing at the top of the kanji. かんむり means a "crown." かしら(がしら) means a "head." やね means a "roof."
radical left-side-type へん(べん) Radicals appearing on the left side of the kanji
radical box-type つくり(づくり)
or かまえ(がまえ)
Radicals surrounding the kanji
radical splash-type すい(ずい) Radicals appearing on the left side of the kanji having the shape of two or three water splashes.
radical leg-type あし

Radicals appearing at the bottom of the kanji. あし means "legs."

If there are two different radical classifications, they were both listed below. The one not marked is the standard Japanese radical classification. The one marked by nelson dictionary symbol is from The Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Nelson, A.), 1974. (Often, the radical classification used by Nelson is more intuitive to non-native speakers of Japanese.)

Radical index by the number of strokes
radical 'one' radical 'rod' radical 'snake' radical 'barb' radical 'katakana no' or radical 'katakana no' radical 'dot'
radical 'two' radical 'eight' or radical 'eight' or nelson dictionary symbol radical 'roof' radical 'man' or radical 'man' radical 'legs' radical 'ten' radical 'upside-down box' radical 'sword' radical 'katakana ri' or radical 'katakana ri'
radical 'lid' nelson dictionary symbol radical 'kana hi' nelson dictionary symbol radical 'kana wa' radical 'again' radical 'enter' radical 'right village' radical 'left village' radical 'ice'
radical 'mouth' radical 'road' radical 'little' radical 'big' radical 'mountain' radical 'flag' radical 'going man' radical 'woman' or radical 'woman' radical 'child' radical 'drying' radical 'box' radical 'katakana u crown' radical 'earth' radical 'grass' radical 'pig's head' radical 'leg of natsu' radical 'river' radical 'kana ta' radical 'water' radical 'dotted cliff' radical 'hand' radical 'winter' radical 'katakana E' radical 'bow'
radical 'sun' or radical 'sun' radical 'moon' or radical 'moon' radical 'tree' radical 'don't' radical 'father' radical 'water2' radical 'direction' radical 'steam' radical 'stopping' radical 'ax' radical 'showing' radical 'old man' radical 'cow' radical 'jewel' radical 'literacy' radical 'folding chair' radical 'claw' radical 'fire' radical 'door'
radical 'white' radical 'rice field' radical 'birth' radical '2-branch tree' radical 'net' nelson dictionary symbol radical 'eye' or radical 'eye' radical 'branch tree' radical 'using' radical 'arrow' or radical 'arrow' radical 'sickness'
radical 'going' radical 'long thread' radical 'ear' radical 'west' radical 'sheep' radical 'sheep' or radical 'sheep' radical 'grass' or radical 'grass' or radical 'brush'
radical 'car' radical 'speaking' or radical 'speaking' radical 'shell'or radical 'shell' radical 'seeing' radical 'red' radical 'topped rice' nelson dictionary symbol radical 'right village' orradical 'right village' radical 'running' or radical 'running' radical 'bean' radical 'village' or radical 'village' radical 'leg, foot'
radical 'rain' radical 'rain crown' radical 'gate' radical 'blue' radical 'long' radical 'metal' or radical 'metal'
radical 'food' or radical 'food' radical 'wind' radical 'noise'
radical 'high' radical 'horse' or radical 'horse'
radical 'fish' radical 'bird'


1 Stroke
radical 'one'
1: いち (One) nelson dictionary symbol
radical 'rod'
1: ぼう (Rod)
radical 'snake'
1: おつ (Snake)
radical 'barb'
1: かぎ (Barb)
radical 'katakana no' or radical 'katakana no'
1: の (Katakana No)
1: のかんむり (Kana No Crown)
1: てん (Dot)
2 Strokes
radical 'two'
2: に (Two)
radical 'eight' or radical 'eight' or
2: はち (Eight)
2: はちがしら (Eight) nelson dictionary symbol


radical 'man/roof'
2: ひとやね (Man/Roof)
radical 'man' or radical 'man'
2: ひと (Man)
2: にんべん (Man)

使 便
radical 'legs'
2: ひとあし (Legs)
radical 'ten'
2: じゅう (Ten) nelson dictionary symbol
radical 'upside-down box'
2: けいがまえ (Upside-Down Box)
radical 'sword'
2: かたな (Sword)
radical 'katakana ri' or radical 'katakana ri'
2: りっとう (Katakana Ri)
radical 'lid'
2: なべぶた (Lid) nelson dictionary symbol
radical 'kana hi'
2: さじ (Kana Hi) nelson dictionary symbol
radical 'kana wa'
2: わかんむり (Kana Wa)
radical 'again'
2: また (Again)
radical 'man'
2: はいる (Enter)
radical 'right village'
2: おおざと (Right Village)
2: こざと (Left Village)
2: にすい (Ice)
3 Strokes
radical 'water'
3: さんずい (Water)
radical 'mouth'
3: くち (Mouth) 右 員
radical 'road'
3: しんにょう (Road)
radical 'little'
3: しょう (Little)
radical 'big'
3: だい (Big)
radical 'mountain'
3: やま (Mountain)
radical 'flag'
3: しかばね (Flag)
radical 'going man'
3: ぎょうにんべん (Going Man)
radical 'woman'
radical 'woman'
3: おんな (Woman)
3: おんなへん (Woman)

radical 'child'
3: こ (Child)
radical 'drying'
3: ほす (Drying)
radical 'box'
3: くにがまえ (Box)
radical 'katakana u'
3: うかんむり (Katakana U Crown) 宿
radical 'earth'
3: つち (Earth)
radical 'grass'
3: くさかんむり (Grass)
radical 'pig's head'
3: けいがしら (Pig's Head) nelson dictionary symbol
radical 'leg of natsu'
3: なつあし (Leg of 夏)
radical 'river'
3: かわ (River)
radical 'kana ta'
3: ゆうべ (Katakana Ta)
radical 'dotted cliff'
3: まだれ (Dotted Cliff)
radical 'hand' or
3: て (Hand)
radical 'winter'
3: ふゆがしら (Winter)
radical 'winter'
3: かたかな え (Katakana E)
3: ゆみ (Bow)
4 Strokes
radical 'sun' or radical 'sun'
4: ひ (Sun)
4: ひへん (Sun)

radical 'moon' or radical 'moon'
4: つき (Moon)
4: つきへん (Moon)/にくづき (Meat)
radical 'tree'
4: き (Tree)
radical 'don't' or radical 'mother'
4: なかれ (Don't)
4: はは (Mother) nelson dictionary symbol
radical 'father'
4: ちち (Father)
radical 'water2'
4: みず (Water2)
radical 'direction'
4: ほう (Direction)
radical 'heart'
4: こころ (Heart)
radical 'steam'
4: きがまえ (Steam)
radical 'stopping'
4: とめる (Stopping)
radical 'ax'
4: おのづくり (Ax)
radical 'showing'
4: しめすへん (Showing)
radical 'old man'
4: おいがしら (Old Man)
radical 'cow'
4: うし (Cow)
radical 'jewel'
4: たまへん or おうへん (Jewel) 王 玉
radical 'lieracy'
4: ぶん (Literacy)
radical 'folding chair'
4: ぼくづくり or のぶん (Folding Chair) nelson dictionary symbol
radical 'claw'
4: つめかんむり or のつ (Claw)
radical 'fire'
4: ひ (Fire)
radical 'door'
4: と (Door)
5 Strokes
radical 'white'
5: しろ (White)
radical 'rice field' or
5: た (Rice Field)
5: たへん (Rice Field)
radical 'birth'
5: うまれる (Birth)
radical 'branch tree' or radical 'branch tree'
5: のぎ (Branch Tree)
5: のぎへん (Branch Tree)
radical 'net'
5: あみめ (Net) nelson dictionary symbol
radical 'eye' or radical 'eye'
5: め (Eye)
5: めへん (Eye)
radical 'using'
5: もちいる (Using)
radical 'arrow' or
5: や (Arrow)
5: やへん (Arrow)
radical 'sickness'
5: やまいだれ (Sickness)
6 Strokes
radical 'going'
6: ゆきがまえ (Going)
radical 'long thread'
6: いと (Long Thread)
radical 'ear'
6: みみ (Ear)
radical 'west'
6: にし (West) 西
radical 'sheep'
6: ひつじ (Sheep)
radical 'bamboo' or radical 'bamboo'
6: たけ (Bamboo)
6: たけかんむり (Bamboo Crown)
radical 'meat'
6: にく (Meat)
radical 'rice' or radical 'rice'
6: こめへん (Rice)
radical 'brush'
6: ふで (Brush)
7 Strokes
radical 'car'
7: くるま (Car)
radical 'speaking' or radical 'speaking'
7: げん (Speaking)
7: ごんべん (Speaking)

radical 'shell' or radical 'shell'
7: かい (Shell)
7: かいへん (Shell)
radical 'seeing'
7: みる (Seeing)
radical 'red'
7: あか (Red)
radical 'topped rice'
7: のごめ (Topped Rice) nelson dictionary symbol
radical 'right village'
Seeradical 'right village' (2 strokes)  
radical 'running' or radical 'running'
7: はしる (Running)
radical 'bean'
7: まめ (Bean)
radical 'village' or radical 'village'
7: さとへん (Village)
radical 'leg, foot'
7: あし (Leg, Foot)
8 Strokes
radical 'rain'
radical 'rain crown'
8: あめ (Rain)
8: あめかんむり (Rain Crown)

radical 'gate'
8: もん (Gate)
radical 'blue'
8: あお (Blue)
8: ながい (Long)
radical 'metal' or radical 'metal'
8: かね (Metal)
8: かねへん (Metal)
9 Strokes
radical 'food'
radical 'food' or radical 'food'
9: しょく (Food)
9: しょくへん (Food)

radical 'wind'
9: かぜ (Wind)
radical 'noise'
9: おと (Noise)
10 Strokes
radical 'high'
10: たかい (High)
radical 'horse' or radical 'horse'
10: うま (Horse)
10: うまへん (Horse)
11 Strokes
radical 'fish'
11: さかな (Fish)
radical 'bird'
11: とり (Bird)

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