Dunno if there’s a list already, but I’ve made an (amateurish) start at a new one. Unfortunately, it’s 1am right now, so I’m gonna have to put a pause on this and come back later. I’ll make this post a wiki, so others can edit if they feel like it. It’s a little bit difficult to get an “official” name for several of them - they have some names listed, but they can also be identical to kanji which have different names. (Radicals which aren’t displaying are ones that WaniKani uses images for rather than text. I’ll have to determine whether they even exist as Unicode characters at all…)
All finished. I’m reasonably sure this is accurate. It’s still a wiki, if people want to make changes.
Most of WaniKani’s radicals are kanji in their own right, and aren’t included in the 214 traditional radicals, though not all of them have the same meaning as the name they have in WaniKani. In same cases, several similar looking radicals are merged together - Standard should be separated by /. Curiously, not all of the 214 traditional radicals exist in WaniKani. If they’re kanji or katakana, I’ve marked them as such. Ones that don’t exist in Unicode at all should try to put in image in the character column, and are marked “not a radical” - most of them are combinations of two or more official radicals, but one or two of them are actually half of an official radical.
Table of Contents
Radicals that are radical with uncanonical name
| Radical |
WaniKani |
Standard |
| ハ |
Fins |
Eight |
| 一 |
Ground |
One |
| 勹 |
Prison |
Wrap |
| 丿 |
Slide |
Slash, katakana no radical |
| ト |
Toe |
Oracle |
| 尸 |
Flag |
Corpse |
| 冂 |
Head |
Enclosure, upside-down box |
| 又 |
Stool |
Again |
| 广 |
Canopy |
Sloping roof |
| 𠆢 |
Hat |
Person (variant) |
| 幺 |
Poop |
Short thread |
| ⺌ |
Triceratops |
Small (variant) |
| 夂 |
Winter |
Follow (夂) / Strike (攵) |
| 丷 |
Horns |
Eight (variant) |
| 乚 |
Umbrella |
Second, fishhook (variant) |
| 毋 |
Window |
Mother (simplified 母) |
| ヨ |
Wolverine |
Pig’s head, katakana yo |
| ⺤ |
Cleat |
Claw (variant) |
| 覀 |
Helicopter |
West (variant) |
| 癶 |
Tent |
Outspread legs, departure |
| 頁 |
Geoduck |
Head |
| 辰 |
Landslide |
Morning |
| 戈 |
Drunkard |
Spear |
| 艮 |
Root |
Boundary |
| 示 |
Jackhammer |
Altar |
| 尺 |
Shrimp |
しゃく (Japanese foot of length) |
| 非 |
Criminal |
Non- |
| 至 |
Mole |
Arrive |
| 斉 |
Simultaneous |
Alike |
| 丬 |
Icicle |
Split wood (variant) |
| 韋 |
Korea |
Leather (variant) |
| 而 |
Rake |
Also |
| 乙 |
Nose |
Second, fishhook |
| 冘 |
Pirate |
Lame leg |
| 鬲 |
Bully |
Tripod |
| 彑 |
Shuriken |
Pig’s head (variant) |
Canonical in some senses:
| Radical |
WaniKani |
Standard |
| ネ |
Spirit |
Show, Altar, Katakana ne (礻) / Clothes (衤) |
| 罒 |
Net |
Eye (variant) / net (variant of a different radical) |
| 阝 |
Building |
Hill (when on left) / village (when on right) |
| 月 |
Moon |
Moon, month / meat (variant) |
| 疋 |
Coat Rack |
foot (as radical) / roll of cloth, counter for small animal (as Kanji) |
Tangentially canonical:
| Radical |
WaniKani |
Standard |
| 亅 |
Barb |
Hook |
| 工 |
Construction |
Work, carpenter |
| 十 |
Cross |
Ten (十字) |
| 丶 |
Drop |
Dot |
| 丨 |
Stick |
Line, rod |
| 土 |
Dirt |
Earth |
| 王 |
King |
Jewelry (variant) |
| 扌 |
Fingers |
Hand (variant) |
| 毛 |
Fur |
Hair |
| 用 |
Task |
Use |
| 巾 |
Towel |
Cloth |
| 气 |
Energy |
Air, steam |
| 艹 |
Flowers |
Grass |
| 冖 |
Forehead |
Cover, crown |
| ｲ |
Leader |
Standing man, person (variant) |
| 彳 |
Loiter |
Going man |
| 寸 |
Measurement |
すん (i.e. the Japanese inch) |
| ⻌ |
Scooter |
Road |
| 氵 |
Tsunami |
Water (variant) |
| 廾 |
Twenty |
Twenty legs, folded hands |
| 犭 |
Animal |
Beast, dog (variant) |
| 灬 |
Boil |
Fire (variant) |
| 凵 |
Box |
Container, open box |
| 刂 |
Knife |
Sword (variant) |
| 歹 |
Yakuza |
Death |
| 矛 |
Spear |
Halberd |
| 匚 |
Cage |
Box |
| 釆 |
Sickle |
Topped rice |
| 酉 |
Alcohol |
Sake jar |
| 隹 |
Turkey |
Old bird |
| 廴 |
Yoga |
Move, stretch |
| 忄 |
Soul |
Heart (variant) |
| 巛 |
Flood |
Winding river |
| 角 |
Angle |
Horn, corner |
| 殳 |
Weapon |
Weapon, lance |
| 片 |
One Sided |
Split wood |
| 舛 |
Dance |
Dancing legs |
| 龍 |
Imperial |
Dragon |
| 缶 |
Can |
Earthen jar |
Radicals that are Kanji but different meaning
From WaniKani:
| Radical |
WaniKani |
Standard |
| 也 |
Alligator |
Considerably |
| 可 |
Lip Ring |
Possible |
| 未 |
Jet |
Not Yet |
| 孝 |
Teacher |
Filial Piety |
| 各 |
Kiss |
Each |
| 乃 |
Stairs |
From |
| 及 |
Escalator |
Reach |
| 冊 |
Bookshelf |
Book Counter |
| 凶 |
Treasure Chest |
Villain |
| 兼 |
Mona Lisa |
Concurrently |
| 莫 |
Greenhouse |
Endless |
| 享 |
Sock |
Receive |
| 甚 |
Crab Trap |
Very |
Outside WaniKani:
| Radical |
WaniKani |
Standard |
| 巴 |
Bed |
Comma design, Tomoe |
| 兀 |
Pi |
Bald |
| 耂 |
Coffin |
Elderly (variant) |
| 乍 |
Key |
While |
| 开 |
Lantern |
Open |
| 冋 |
Mustache |
Upside-down box (variant) |
| 且 |
Top Hat |
Moreover |
| 勿 |
Wing |
Must not |
| 云 |
Cloud |
Say, each, cloud in Chinese |
| 咅 |
Clown |
Spit out |
| 丙 |
Dynamite |
Third class |
| 圣 |
Tombstone |
holy |
| 其 |
Crab |
that |
| 畐 |
Scarecrow |
to fill, roll of cloth |
| 坴 |
Womb |
clod of earth, land |
| 勺 |
Pool |
a unit of length, ladle |
| 兑 |
Guard |
exchange, convert |
| 苟 |
Poem |
any, at all, in the least |
| 尭 |
Gambler |
high, far |
| 曽 |
Mask |
formerly, ex- |
| 复 |
Black Hole |
return, to go back |
| 啇 |
Mohawk |
stalk, stem, foot, base |
| 爰 |
Football |
lead on to, therefore, then |
| 冓 |
Lifeguard |
to combine |
| 禹 |
Mantis |
Emperor Yu Who Controlled the Waters (flood control, Xia dynasty) |
| 甫 |
Wedding |
for the first time, not until |
| 扁 |
Library |
flat, small, level |
| 呉 |
Catapult |
give, do something for |
| 离 |
Rocket |
rare beast, strange, elegant |
| 卬 |
Cat Pirate |
to raise, high |
| 夋 |
Spider |
to crouch, to squat |
| 喿 |
Syrup |
chirping of birds (品 (“three birds”) + 木 (“tree”)) |
| 堇 |
Boot |
violet flower |
| 亥 |
Slice |
sign of the hog |
| 辟 |
Hot Pepper |
false, punish |
| 㐮 |
Nurse |
to rise, to raise |
| 夆 |
Signpost |
resist |
| 敝 |
Penguin |
be worn-out, be defeated |
| 禺 |
Splinter |
long-tailed monkey |
| 夌 |
Frostbite |
to surpass |
| 业 |
Spikes |
north (hyogai variant) |
Radicals that are Kanji with similar meaning
From WaniKani:
| Radical |
WaniKani |
Standard |
| 九 |
Nine |
|
| 川 |
River |
|
| 七 |
Seven |
|
| 本 |
Book |
|
| 五 |
Five |
|
| 天 |
Heaven |
|
| 中 |
Middle |
|
| 丁 |
Street |
|
| 千 |
Thousand |
|
| 今 |
Now |
|
| 古 |
Old |
|
| 元 |
Origin |
|
| 主 |
Master |
|
| 不 |
Not |
|
| 世 |
World |
|
| 会 |
Meet |
|
| 市 |
City |
|
| 亡 |
Death |
|
| 占 |
Fortune |
|
| 周 |
Circumference |
|
| 夫 |
Husband |
|
| 寺 |
Temple |
|
| 易 |
Easy |
|
| 合 |
Suit |
|
| 反 |
Anti |
|
| 正 |
Correct |
|
| 永 |
Eternity |
|
| 重 |
Heavy |
|
| 史 |
History |
|
| 介 |
Jammed In |
|
| 台 |
Machine |
|
| 辛 |
Spicy |
Spicy, Bitter |
| 束 |
Bundle |
|
| 失 |
Fault |
|
| 曲 |
Music |
Music, Bend |
| 売 |
Sell |
|
| 少 |
Few |
|
| 申 |
Humble |
|
| 兄 |
Older Brother |
|
| 令 |
Orders |
|
| 単 |
Simple |
|
| 亜 |
Asia |
|
| 予 |
Beforehand |
|
| 業 |
Business |
|
| 早 |
Early |
|
| 免 |
Excuse |
|
| 直 |
Fix |
|
| 求 |
Request |
|
| 者 |
Someone |
|
| 共 |
Together |
|
| 弟 |
Younger Brother |
|
| 央 |
Center |
|
| 丸 |
Circle |
|
| 東 |
East |
|
| 象 |
Elephant |
|
| 果 |
Fruit |
|
| 良 |
Good |
|
| 百 |
Hundred |
|
| 意 |
Idea |
|
| 原 |
Original |
|
| 品 |
Products |
|
| 才 |
Talent |
|
| 分 |
Part |
|
| 公 |
Public |
|
| 井 |
Well |
|
| 丈 |
Height |
|
| 男 |
Man |
|
| 句 |
Paragraph |
|
| 去 |
Past |
|
| 歩 |
Walk |
|
| 付 |
Attach |
|
| 楽 |
Comfort |
|
| 祭 |
Festival |
|
| 吉 |
Good Luck |
|
| 無 |
Nothing |
|
| 争 |
Conflict |
|
| 幸 |
Happiness |
|
| 昔 |
Long Ago |
|
| 午 |
Noon |
|
| 先 |
Previous |
|
| 成 |
Become |
|
| 司 |
Director |
|
| 我 |
Ego |
|
| 感 |
Feeling |
|
| 由 |
Reason |
|
| 右 |
Right |
|
| 義 |
Righteousness |
|
| 刃 |
Blade |
|
| 半 |
Half |
|
| 次 |
Next |
|
| 番 |
Number |
Number in a series |
| 平 |
Peace |
|
| 能 |
Ability |
|
| 充 |
Allocate |
|
| 呂 |
Bathtub |
Bath |
| 安 |
Cheap |
|
| 亭 |
Restaurant |
|
| 道 |
Road |
|
| 受 |
Accept |
|
| 制 |
Control |
|
| 旦 |
Dawn |
|
| 客 |
Guest |
|
| 然 |
Nature |
|
| 両 |
Both |
|
| 京 |
Capital |
|
| 友 |
Friend |
|
| 交 |
Mix |
|
| 告 |
Announce |
|
| 章 |
Chapter |
|
| 万 |
Ten Thousand |
|
| 倉 |
Warehouse |
|
| 召 |
Call |
|
| 化 |
Change |
|
| 出 |
Exit |
|
| 農 |
Farming |
|
| 民 |
Peoples |
|
| 代 |
Substitute |
|
| 余 |
Surplus |
|
| 屯 |
Barracks |
|
| 巨 |
Giant |
|
| 麗 |
Lovely |
|
| 奇 |
Odd |
|
| 専 |
Specialty |
|
| 上 |
Above |
|
| 責 |
Blame |
|
| 区 |
District |
|
| 系 |
Lineage |
|
| 北 |
North |
|
| 監 |
Oversee |
|
| 甲 |
Turtle Shell |
|
| 郎 |
Guy |
|
| 並 |
Line Up |
|
| 必 |
Certain |
|
| 舎 |
Cottage |
|
| 夜 |
Night |
|
| 同 |
Same |
|
| 内 |
Inside |
|
| 間 |
Interval |
|
| 蔵 |
Storehouse |
|
| 広 |
Wide |
|
| 員 |
Member |
|
| 帯 |
Belt |
|
| 将 |
Commander |
|
| 為 |
Sake |
|
| 明 |
Bright |
|
| 発 |
Departure |
|
| 南 |
South |
|
| 甘 |
Sweet |
|
| 貴 |
Valuable |
|
| 兆 |
Omen |
|
| 賞 |
Prize |
|
| 串 |
Skewer |
|
| 暴 |
Violence |
|
| 包 |
Wrap |
|
| 有 |
Have |
|
| 県 |
Prefecture |
|
| 空 |
Sky |
|
| 思 |
Think |
|
| 歯 |
Tooth |
|
| 君 |
Buddy |
|
| 旧 |
Former |
|
| 岡 |
Hill |
|
| 真 |
Reality |
|
| 巻 |
Scroll |
|
| 三 |
Three |
|
| 雇 |
Employ |
|
| 毎 |
Every |
|
| 保 |
Preserve |
|
| 屋 |
Shop |
|
| 竜 |
Dragon |
|
| 更 |
Again |
|
| 家 |
House |
|
| 守 |
Protect |
|
| 太 |
Fat |
|
| 恵 |
Favor |
|
| 波 |
Wave |
|
| 容 |
Form |
|
| 光 |
Sunlight |
|
| 回 |
Times |
|
| 名 |
Name |
|
| 胃 |
Stomach |
|
| 疑 |
Doubt |
|
| 凹 |
Concave |
|
| 凸 |
Convex |
|
| 下 |
Below |
|
| 勇 |
Courage |
|
| 玄 |
Mysterious |
|
Outside WaniKani:
| Radical |
WaniKani |
Standard |
| 巳 |
Snake |
sign of the snake in zodiac |
| 壴 |
Drum |
A drum 口 with two ends, a base and feathers 土 on top |
| 弗 |
Dollar |
Dollar, fluoride, Unwind (Henshall) |
| 丩 |
Vines |
to join ropes, to graft vines |
| 尞 |
Charcoal |
fuel used for sacrifices |
Radicals that are something else printable
| Radical |
WaniKani |
Standard |
| L |
Lion |
That’s… literally just the English letter L (Henshall lists this component as “corner”) |
| ナ |
Narwhal |
Katakana na; a hand |
| メ |
Treasure |
Katakana me |
| マ |
Mama |
Katakana ma |
| ユ |
Hook |
Katakana yu |
| ⺍ |
Grass |
Katakana tsu |
| ホ |
Angel |
Katakana ho |
Radicals that are images
| Radical |
WaniKani |
Standard |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/gun |
𠂉 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Person (variant) |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/leaf |
丆 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Cliff (variant) |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/beggar |
丂 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Obstruction of breath |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/kick |
𧘇 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary That |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/viking |
𰃮 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Shinjitai form of both 𤇾 and 𦥯 |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/cape |
𠃌 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary The backward tip of a hook |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/hills |
|
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/gladiator |
龹 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/pope |
|
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/spring |
𡗗 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/squid |
㑒 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Simplified from 僉 in Japanese shinjitai (unofficial) all; together; unanimous |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/yurt |
|
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/chinese |
𦰩 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Historical variant of 堇 found in the Ming dynasty Chinese dictionary violet flower |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/bear |
㠯 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/blackjack |
龷 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/trash |
𠫓 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary to give birth; to dash forward |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/tofu |
|
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/creeper |
|
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/bar |
㦮 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary to harm, to injure |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/saw |
巩 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (Simplified Chinese variant 巩) to fasten, to secure, to hug |
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https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/zombie |
袁 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary long kimono |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/explosion |
|
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/morning |
龺 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Radical form of 𠦝, which is a variant form of 卓 table; desk / tall and erect |
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https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/death-star |
俞 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary to be like so, thus |
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https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/comb |
|
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/elf |
|
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/coral |
丞 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary to help, to rescue |
 |
https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/cactus |
A traditional form of https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/spikes? |
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https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/satellite |
䍃 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary vase, pitcher, earthenware |
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https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/psychopath |
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/鬯 + https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/hair + https://www.wanikani.com/radicals/forehead |
Radicals that are already a radical with canonical name
| Radical |
WaniKani |
Standard |
| 大 |
Big |
|
| 入 |
Enter |
|
| 亠 |
Lid |
|
| 山 |
Mountain |
|
| 口 |
Mouth |
|
| 人 |
Person |
|
| 力 |
Power |
|
| 日 |
Sun |
Sun, day |
| 木 |
Tree |
|
| 二 |
Two |
|
| 女 |
Woman |
|
| 弓 |
Bow |
|
| 子 |
Child |
|
| 牛 |
Cow |
|
| 犬 |
Dog |
|
| 夕 |
Evening |
|
| 目 |
Eye |
|
| 火 |
Fire |
|
| 彡 |
Hair |
|
| 手 |
Hand |
|
| 儿 |
Legs |
|
| ム |
Private |
Private, katakana mu |
| 田 |
Rice Paddy |
|
| 小 |
Small |
|
| 立 |
Stand |
|
| 石 |
Stone |
|
| 止 |
Stop |
|
| 刀 |
Sword |
|
| 水 |
Water |
|
| 白 |
White |
|
| 文 |
Writing |
|
| 矢 |
Arrow |
|
| 方 |
Direction |
|
| 戸 |
Door |
|
| 干 |
Dry |
|
| 父 |
Father |
|
| 心 |
Heart |
|
| 生 |
Life |
Live |
| 匕 |
Spoon |
|
| 竹 |
Bamboo |
|
| 支 |
Branch |
|
| 車 |
Car |
|
| 弋 |
Ceremony |
|
| 厂 |
Cliff |
|
| 耳 |
Ear |
|
| 足 |
Foot |
Foot, leg |
| 虫 |
Insect |
|
| 皿 |
Plate |
|
| 赤 |
Red |
|
| 米 |
Rice |
|
| 宀 |
Roof |
|
| 士 |
Samurai |
Scholar, Samurai |
| 見 |
See |
|
| 貝 |
Shellfish |
|
| 糸 |
Thread |
|
| 斤 |
Axe |
|
| 青 |
Blue |
Blue (variant) |
| 色 |
Color |
|
| 羽 |
Feathers |
Feather, wing |
| 行 |
Go |
|
| 金 |
Gold |
Gold, metal |
| 冫 |
Ice |
|
| 肉 |
Meat |
|
| 雨 |
Rain |
|
| 走 |
Run |
|
| 言 |
Say |
|
| 自 |
Self |
|
| 里 |
Village |
|
| 西 |
West |
|
| 血 |
Blood |
|
| 食 |
Eat |
|
| 禾 |
Grain |
|
| 欠 |
Lack |
|
| 斗 |
Ladle |
Measure, Dipper |
| 長 |
Long |
|
| 首 |
Neck |
|
| 羊 |
Sheep |
|
| 舌 |
Tongue |
|
| 鳥 |
Bird |
|
| 黒 |
Black |
|
| 舟 |
Boat |
|
| 氏 |
Clan |
|
| 魚 |
Fish |
|
| 門 |
Gate |
|
| 己 |
Oneself |
Self |
| 豕 |
Pig |
|
| 卩 |
Stamp |
|
| 几 |
Table |
|
| 黄 |
Yellow |
|
| 比 |
Compare |
|
| 穴 |
Hole |
|
| 馬 |
Horse |
|
| 聿 |
Brush |
|
| 豆 |
Beans |
|
| 疒 |
Sick |
Sickness |
| 皮 |
Skin |
|
| 音 |
Sound |
|
| 身 |
Body |
|
| 面 |
Face |
|
| 谷 |
Valley |
|
| 虍 |
Tiger |
|
| 飛 |
Fly |
|
| 衣 |
Clothes |
|
| 鬼 |
Demon |
|
| 革 |
Leather |
|
| 臣 |
Servant |
Retainer |
| 牙 |
Fang |
|
| 爪 |
Claw |
|
| 亀 |
Turtle |
|
| 骨 |
Bone |
|
| 瓜 |
Melon |
|
| 豸 |
Badger |
|
| 耒 |
Plow |
|
| 風 |
Wind |
|
| 高 |
Tall |
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