Each kanji character has a component (possibly the whole character) which can serve as both a semantic factor in the meaning of the character and, along with stroke count, provides one way to unambiguously arrange kanji in an order.
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Are kanji characters made up of radicals only or could they contain strokes that are not radicals?
Inspired by this question of rounded or circular strokes in kanji, I got an idea to prove that there is no circular strokes in kanji by examining all kanji radicals, which is a lot less that examining ...
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Some questions about radicals
Are there certain rules for knowing what role plays a radical in a kanji? I've heard sometimes one radicals tells us about how to read the kanji and other radicals tells us the meaning of the kanji ...
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How can you input and display a radical in a computer text document? [closed]
(I apologize if this question is off-topic on Japanese.SE or is more suitable for SuperUser).
I like to write computer notes about what I learn in Japanese. From time to time, I would like to be able ...
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Is there a reliable translation of the kangxi radicals?
Inspired by the Wikipedia page on Kangxi radicals I decided to study the meaning and writing of radicals before I tackle the much more numerous kanji. But in working my way through the list, I started ...
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kanji composition question — why these radicals for 出?
My explanatory Kanji dictionary lists 山 and 冂 as radicals used in 出. I see how the first one would be used, but cannot understand the reasoning for the second one.
I see two alternatives:
冂 is ...
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Why does Kanji radical not have the same definition for all kanjis
Well radical is a portion of the kanji that is used to list that kanji in the Kanji dictionary. It could represent the "general" meaning (whatever that is), it could represent the sound, or it could ...
