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Japanese word 部首: radical (kanji component). Meanings and example sentences.

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部首 (ぶしゅ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

部首 (ぶしゅ) means radical (kanji component).

See example sentences below.

部首 at a glance

部首

ぶしゅbushu

N2noun

radical (kanji component)

部首ぶしゅbushuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 部首

Core meaning

radical (kanji component)

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この漢字の部首は何ですか。

Translation

What is the radical of this kanji?

Example 2

部首を覚えると漢字がわかりやすい。

Translation

If you learn the radicals, kanji become easier to understand.

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