部首

• 読み: ぶしゅ
• ローマ字: bushu
• 漢字の分解: 部 (bu) — section, division; 首 (shu) — head, chief
• 発音: /bɯ.ɕɯ/

意味

Radical; a component of a kanji character used for classification in dictionaries.

A noun referring to the classifying component of a kanji, used to organise characters in traditional dictionaries. There are 214 traditional radicals (康熙部首). Knowledge of radicals helps learners look up unfamiliar kanji and understand character composition. Common radical positions include へん (left side), つくり (right side), かんむり (top), and あし (bottom).

例文

1. この漢字の部首はさんずいで、水に関係がある。
2. 部首を覚えると漢字の意味が推測しやすくなる。
3. 辞書で漢字を引くとき、部首から探す方法がある。

使い方ガイド

場面: language study, kanji, dictionaries, education

トーン: educational

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 部 (bu, section/division) + 首 (shu, head/chief). Literally 'the head of a section,' as radicals serve as the primary classification headers in traditional character dictionaries.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated