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. 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 have “n/a” 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.
| Radical |
WaniKani |
Standard |
| 亅 |
Barb |
Hook |
| 大 |
Big |
Big |
| 工 |
Construction |
Work, carpenter |
| 十 |
Cross |
Ten |
| 丶 |
Drop |
Dot |
| 入 |
Enter |
Enter |
| ハ |
Fins |
Eight |
| 一 |
Ground |
One |
| n/a |
Gun |
not a radical |
| n/a |
Leaf |
not a radical |
| 亠 |
Lid |
Lid |
| 山 |
Mountain |
Mountain |
| 口 |
Mouth |
Mouth |
| 九 |
Nine |
kanji |
| 人 |
Person |
Person |
| 力 |
Power |
Power |
| 勹 |
Prison |
Wrap |
| 川 |
River |
kanji |
| 七 |
Seven |
kanji |
| 丿 |
Slide |
Slash, katakana no radical |
| 丨 |
Stick |
Line, rod |
| 日 |
Sun |
Sun, day |
| ト |
Toe |
Oracle |
| 木 |
Tree |
Tree |
| 二 |
Two |
Two |
| 女 |
Woman |
Woman |
| 本 |
Book |
kanji |
| 弓 |
Bow |
Bow |
| 子 |
Child |
Child |
| 牛 |
Cow |
Cow |
| 土 |
Dirt |
Earth |
| 犬 |
Dog |
Dog |
| 夕 |
Evening |
Evening |
| 目 |
Eye |
Eye |
| 火 |
Fire |
Fire |
| 五 |
Five |
kanji |
| 尸 |
Flag |
Corpse |
| 彡 |
Hair |
Hair |
| 手 |
Hand |
Hand |
| 冂 |
Head |
Enclosure, upside-down box |
| 天 |
Heaven |
kanji |
| 王 |
King |
Jewellery (variant) |
| 儿 |
Legs |
Legs |
| 中 |
Middle |
kanji |
| 月 |
Moon |
Moon, month, meat (variant) |
| ナ |
Narwhal |
Katakana na
|
| ム |
Private |
Private, katakana mu
|
| 田 |
Rice Paddy |
Rice paddy |
| 小 |
Small |
Small |
| 立 |
Stand |
Stand |
| 石 |
Stone |
Stone |
| 又 |
Stool |
Again |
| 止 |
Stop |
Stop |
| 丁 |
Street |
kanji |
| 刀 |
Sword |
Sword |
| 千 |
Thousand |
kanji |
| メ |
Treasure |
Katakana me
|
| 水 |
Water |
Water |
| 白 |
White |
White |
| 文 |
Writing |
Writing |
| 矢 |
Arrow |
Arrow |
| 广 |
Canopy |
Sloping roof |
| 方 |
Direction |
Direction |
| 戸 |
Door |
Door |
| 干 |
Dry |
Dry |
| 父 |
Father |
Father |
| 扌 |
Fingers |
Hand (variant) |
| 毛 |
Fur |
Hair |
| 𠆢 |
Hat |
Person (variant) |
| 心 |
Heart |
Heart |
| 生 |
Life |
Live |
| 今 |
Now |
kanji |
| 古 |
Old |
kanji |
| 元 |
Origin |
kanji |
| 幺 |
Poop |
Short thread |
| 匕 |
Spoon |
Spoon |
| 用 |
Task |
Use |
| 巾 |
Towel |
Cloth |
| ⺌ |
Triceratops |
Small (variant) |
| 夂 |
Winter |
Follow |
| 也 |
Alligator |
kanji |
| 竹 |
Bamboo |
Bamboo |
| 巴 |
Bed |
kanji |
| n/a |
Beggar |
not a radical |
| 支 |
Branch |
Branch |
| 車 |
Car |
Car |
| 弋 |
Ceremony |
Ceremony |
| 厂 |
Cliff |
Cliff |
| 耳 |
Ear |
Ear |
| 气 |
Energy |
Air, steam |
| 艹 |
Flowers |
Grass |
| 足 |
Foot |
Foot, leg |
| 冖 |
Forehead |
Cover, crown |
| 丷 |
Horns |
Eight (variant) |
| 虫 |
Insect |
Insect |
| ｲ |
Leader |
Standing man, person (variant) |
| 彳 |
Loiter |
Going man |
| 主 |
Master |
kanji |
| 寸 |
Measurement |
Sun (i.e. the Japanese inch) |
| 不 |
Not |
kanji |
| 兀 |
Pi |
kanji |
| 皿 |
Plate |
Plate |
| 赤 |
Red |
Red |
| 米 |
Rice |
Rice |
| 宀 |
Roof |
Roof |
| 士 |
Samurai |
Scholar, samurai |
| 見 |
See |
See |
| 貝 |
Shellfish |
Shellfish |
| n/a |
Spikes |
not a radical |
| ネ |
Spirit |
Altar (variant) |
| 糸 |
Thread |
Thread |
| 乚 |
Umbrella |
Second, fishhook (variant) |
| 世 |
World |
kanji |
| 斤 |
Axe |
Axe |
| 青 |
Blue |
Blue (variant) |
| 耂 |
Coffin |
not a radical |
| 色 |
Color |
Color |
| 羽 |
Feathers |
Feather, wing |
| 行 |
Go |
Go |
| 金 |
Gold |
Gold, metal |
| 冫 |
Ice |
Ice |
| 乍 |
Key |
kanji |
| n/a |
Kick |
not a radical |
| 开 |
Lantern |
kanji |
| 可 |
Lip Ring |
kanji |
| 肉 |
Meat |
Meat |
| 会 |
Meet |
kanji |
| 冋 |
Mustache |
kanji |
| 雨 |
Rain |
Rain |
| 走 |
Run |
Run |
| 言 |
Say |
Say |
| ⻌ |
Scooter |
Road |
| 自 |
Self |
Self |
| 氵 |
Tsunami |
Water (variant) |
| 廾 |
Twenty |
Twenty legs, folded hands |
| n/a |
Viking |
not a radical |
| 里 |
Village |
Village |
| 西 |
West |
West |
| 毋 |
Window |
Mother |
| ヨ |
Wolverine |
Pig’s head, katakana yo
|
| ホ |
Angel |
Katakana ho
|
| 犭 |
Animal |
Beast, dog (variant) |
| 血 |
Blood |
Blood |
| 灬 |
Boil |
Fire (variant) |
| 凵 |
Box |
Container, open box |
| 市 |
City |
kanji |
| 亡 |
Death |
kanji |
| 食 |
Eat |
Eat |
| 占 |
Fortune |
kanji |
| 禾 |
Grain |
Grain |
| 未 |
Jet |
kanji |
| 刂 |
Knife |
Sword (variant) |
| 欠 |
Lack |
Lack |
| 斗 |
Ladle |
Ladle |
| L |
Lion |
That’s… literally just the English letter L |
| 長 |
Long |
Long |
| マ |
Mama |
Katakana ma
|
| 首 |
Neck |
Neck |
| 羊 |
Sheep |
Sheep |
| 舌 |
Tongue |
Tongue |
| 歹 |
Yakuza |
Death |
| 鳥 |
Bird |
Bird |
| 黒 |
Black |
Black |
| 舟 |
Boat |
Boat |
| 周 |
Circumference |
kanji |
| 氏 |
Clan |
Clan |
| 魚 |
Fish |
Fish |
| 門 |
Gate |
Gate |
| 夫 |
Husband |
kanji |
| 己 |
Oneself |
Self |
| 豕 |
Pig |
Pig |
| 矛 |
Spear |
Halberd |
| 卩 |
Stamp |
Stamp |
| 几 |
Table |
Table |
| 孝 |
Teacher |
kanji |
| 寺 |
Temple |
kanji |
| 且 |
Top Hat |
kanji |
| 勿 |
Wing |
kanji |
| 黄 |
Yellow |
Yellow |
| 匚 |
Cage |
Box |
| n/a |
Cape |
not a radical |
| 云 |
Cloud |
kanji |
| 比 |
Compare |
Compare |
| 易 |
Easy |
kanji |
| n/a |
Hills |
not a radical |
| 穴 |
Hole |
Hole |
| ユ |
Hook |
Katakana yu
|
| 馬 |
Horse |
Horse |
| 罒 |
Net |
Eye (variant), net (variant of a different radical) |
| 釆 |
Sickle |
Topped rice |
| 巳 |
Snake |
kanji |
| 合 |
Suit |
kanji |
| 殳 |
Weapon |
Weapon, lance |
| 反 |
Anti |
kanji |
| 聿 |
Brush |
Brush |
| 阝 |
Building |
Hill (when on left), village (when on right) |
| ⺤ |
Cleat |
Claw (variant) |
| 咅 |
Clown |
kanji |
| 疋 |
Coat Rack |
Bolt of cloth |
| 正 |
Correct |
kanji |
| 永 |
Eternity |
kanji |
| n/a |
Gladiator |
not a radical |
| 重 |
Heavy |
kanji |
| 覀 |
Helicopter |
West (variant) |
| 史 |
History |
kanji |
| 介 |
Jammed In |
kanji |
| 台 |
Machine |
kanji |
| n/a |
Pope |
not a radical |
| 辛 |
Spicy |
Bitter |
| n/a |
Spring |
not a radical |
| n/a |
Squid |
not a radical |
| 癶 |
Tent |
Outspread legs, departure |
| n/a |
Yurt |
not a radical |
| 酉 |
Alcohol |
Sake jar |
| 豆 |
Beans |
Beans |
| 束 |
Bundle |
kanji |
| n/a |
Chinese |
not a radical |
| 丙 |
Dynamite |
kanji |
| 失 |
Fault |
kanji |
| 頁 |
Geoduck |
Head |
| 各 |
Kiss |
kanji |
| 辰 |
Landslide |
Morning |
| 曲 |
Music |
kanji |
| 売 |
Sell |
kanji |
| 疒 |
Sick |
Sickness |
| 乃 |
Stairs |
kanji |
| 圣 |
Tombstone |
kanji |
| 隹 |
Turkey |
Old bird |
| n/a |
Bear |
not a radical |
| n/a |
Blackjack |
not a radical |
| 戈 |
Drunkard |
Spear |
| 及 |
Escalator |
kanji |
| 少 |
Few |
kanji |
| 申 |
Humble |
kanji |
| 兄 |
Older Brother |
kanji |
| 令 |
Orders |
kanji |
| 艮 |
Root |
Boundary |
| 単 |
Simple |
kanji |
| 皮 |
Skin |
Skin |
| 音 |
Sound |
Sound |
| n/a |
Trash |
not a radical |
| 亜 |
Asia |
kanji |
| 予 |
Beforehand |
kanji |
| 業 |
Business |
kanji |
| 其 |
Crab |
kanji |
| 早 |
Early |
kanji |
| 免 |
Excuse |
kanji |
| 直 |
Fix |
kanji |
| 示 |
Jackhammer |
Altar |
| 求 |
Request |
kanji |
| 者 |
Someone |
kanji |
| n/a |
Tofu |
not a radical |
| 共 |
Together |
kanji |
| 廴 |
Yoga |
Move, stretch |
| 弟 |
Younger Brother |
kanji |
| 身 |
Body |
Body |
| 冊 |
Bookshelf |
kanji |
| 央 |
Center |
kanji |
| 丸 |
Circle |
kanji |
| n/a |
Creeper |
not a radical |
| 東 |
East |
kanji |
| 象 |
Elephant |
kanji |
| 果 |
Fruit |
kanji |
| 良 |
Good |
kanji |
| 百 |
Hundred |
kanji |
| 意 |
Idea |
kanji |
| 原 |
Original |
kanji |
| 品 |
Products |
kanji |
| 畐 |
Scarecrow |
kanji |
| 尺 |
Shrimp |
kanji |
| 忄 |
Soul |
Heart (variant) |
| 坴 |
Womb |
kanji |
| n/a |
Bar |
not a radical |
| 才 |
Genius |
kanji |
| 分 |
Part |
kanji |
| 勺 |
Pool |
kanji |
| 公 |
Public |
kanji |
| 井 |
Well |
kanji |
| ⺍ |
Grass |
Katakana tsu
|
| 丈 |
Height |
kanji |
| 男 |
Man |
kanji |
| 句 |
Paragraph |
kanji |
| 去 |
Past |
kanji |
| n/a |
Saw |
not a radical |
| 歩 |
Walk |
kanji |
| 付 |
Attach |
kanji |
| 壴 |
Drum |
kanji |
| 面 |
Face |
Face |
| 谷 |
Valley |
Valley |
| n/a |
Zombie |
not a radical |
| 楽 |
Comfort |
kanji |
| 非 |
Criminal |
Non- |
| 祭 |
Festival |
kanji |
| 吉 |
Good Luck |
kanji |
| 兑 |
Guard |
kanji |
| 無 |
Nothing |
kanji |
| 苟 |
Poem |
kanji |
| 虍 |
Tiger |
Tiger |
| 争 |
Conflict |
kanji |
| 尭 |
Gambler |
kanji |
| 幸 |
Happiness |
kanji |
| 昔 |
Long Ago |
kanji |
| 曽 |
Mask |
kanji |
| 午 |
Noon |
kanji |
| 先 |
Previous |
kanji |
| 凶 |
Treasure Chest |
kanji |
| 成 |
Become |
kanji |
| 复 |
Black Hole |
kanji |
| 司 |
Director |
kanji |
| 我 |
Ego |
kanji |
| 感 |
Feeling |
kanji |
| 由 |
Reason |
kanji |
| 右 |
Right |
kanji |
| n/a |
Explosion |
not a radical |
| 巛 |
Flood |
Winding river |
| 飛 |
Fly |
Fly |
| 至 |
Mole |
Arrive |
| 兼 |
Mona Lisa |
kanji |
| 義 |
Righteousness |
kanji |
| 角 |
Angle |
Horn, corner |
| 刃 |
Blade |
kanji |
| 半 |
Half |
kanji |
| 啇 |
Mohawk |
kanji |
| 次 |
Next |
kanji |
| 番 |
Number |
kanji |
| 平 |
Peace |
kanji |
| 斉 |
Simultaneous |
Alike |
| 能 |
Ability |
kanji |
| 充 |
Allocate |
kanji |
| 呂 |
Bathtub |
kanji |
| 安 |
Cheap |
kanji |
| 弗 |
Dollar |
kanji |
| 爰 |
Football |
kanji |
| 丬 |
Icicle |
Split wood (variant) |
| 衣 |
Clothes |
Clothes |
| 鬼 |
Demon |
Demon |
| 革 |
Leather |
Leather |
| n/a |
Morning |
not a radical |
| 亭 |
Restaurant |
kanji |
| 道 |
Road |
kanji |
| 丩 |
Vines |
kanji |
| 受 |
Accept |
kanji |
| 制 |
Control |
kanji |
| 旦 |
Dawn |
kanji |
| n/a |
Death Star |
not a radical |
| 客 |
Guest |
kanji |
| 韋 |
Korea |
Leather (variant) |
| 然 |
Nature |
kanji |
| 両 |
Both |
kanji |
| 京 |
Capital |
kanji |
| 友 |
Friend |
kanji |
| 莫 |
Greenhouse |
kanji |
| 冓 |
Lifeguard |
kanji |
| 禹 |
Mantis |
kanji |
| 交 |
Mix |
kanji |
| 甫 |
Wedding |
kanji |
| 告 |
Announce |
kanji |
| 章 |
Chapter |
kanji |
| n/a |
Comb |
not a radical |
| 万 |
Ten Thousand |
kanji |
| 倉 |
Warehouse |
kanji |
| 召 |
Call |
kanji |
| 化 |
Change |
kanji |
| 出 |
Exit |
kanji |
| 農 |
Farming |
kanji |
| 民 |
Peoples |
kanji |
| 而 |
Rake |
Also |
| 代 |
Substitute |
kanji |
| 余 |
Surplus |
kanji |
| 屯 |
Barracks |
kanji |
| 巨 |
Giant |
kanji |
| 麗 |
Lovely |
kanji |
| 奇 |
Odd |
kanji |
| 専 |
Specialty |
kanji |
| 上 |
Above |
kanji |
| 責 |
Blame |
kanji |
| 尞 |
Charcoal |
kanji |
| 区 |
District |
kanji |
| 乙 |
Nose |
Second, fishhook |
| 臣 |
Servant |
Retainer |
| 系 |
Lineage |
kanji |
| 北 |
North |
kanji |
| 片 |
One Sided |
Split wood |
| 監 |
Oversee |
kanji |
| 冘 |
Pirate |
Lame leg |
| 甲 |
Turtle Shell |
kanji |
| 鬲 |
Bully |
Tripod |
| 牙 |
Fang |
Fang |
| 郎 |
Guy |
kanji |
| 扁 |
Library |
kanji |
| 並 |
Line Up |
kanji |
| 离 |
Rocket |
kanji |
| 卬 |
Cat Pirate |
kanji |
| 必 |
Certain |
kanji |
| 舎 |
Cottage |
kanji |
| n/a |
Elf |
not a radical |
| 夜 |
Night |
kanji |
| 同 |
Same |
kanji |
| 夋 |
Spider |
kanji |
| n/a |
Coral |
not a radical |
| 内 |
Inside |
kanji |
| 間 |
Interval |
kanji |
| 享 |
Sock |
kanji |
| 蔵 |
Storehouse |
kanji |
| 喿 |
Syrup |
kanji |
| 広 |
Wide |
kanji |
| 堇 |
Boot |
kanji |
| 呉 |
Catapult |
kanji |
| 爪 |
Claw |
Claw |
| 員 |
Member |
kanji |
| 亥 |
Slice |
kanji |
| 帯 |
Belt |
kanji |
| 将 |
Commander |
kanji |
| 為 |
Sake |
kanji |
| 彑 |
Shuriken |
Pig’s head (variant) |
| 亀 |
Turtle |
Turtle |
| 明 |
Bright |
kanji |
| 舛 |
Dance |
Dancing legs |
| 発 |
Departure |
kanji |
| 南 |
South |
kanji |
| 甘 |
Sweet |
Sweet |
| 貴 |
Valuable |
kanji |
| 兆 |
Omen |
kanji |
| 賞 |
Prize |
kanji |
| 串 |
Skewer |
kanji |
| 暴 |
Violence |
kanji |
| 包 |
Wrap |
kanji |
| 有 |
Have |
kanji |
| 辟 |
Hot Pepper |
kanji |
| 県 |
Prefecture |
kanji |
| 空 |
Sky |
kanji |
| 思 |
Think |
kanji |
| 歯 |
Tooth |
Tooth |
| 君 |
Buddy |
kanji |
| 旧 |
Former |
kanji |
| 岡 |
Hill |
kanji |
| 㐮 |
Nurse |
kanji |
| 真 |
Reality |
kanji |
| 巻 |
Scroll |
kanji |
| 三 |
Three |
kanji |
| 雇 |
Employ |
kanji |
| 毎 |
Every |
kanji |
| 保 |
Preserve |
kanji |
| n/a |
Cactus |
not a radical |
| 夆 |
Signpost |
kanji |
| 骨 |
Bone |
Bone |
| 瓜 |
Melon |
Melon |
| n/a |
Satellite |
not a radical |
| 屋 |
Shop |
kanji |
| 豸 |
Badger |
Badger |
| 龍 |
Imperial |
Dragon |
| 耒 |
Plow |
Plow |
| 缶 |
Can |
Earthen jar |
| 竜 |
Dragon |
kanji |
| 風 |
Wind |
Wind |
| 更 |
Again |
kanji |
| 家 |
House |
kanji |
| 守 |
Protect |
kanji |
| 太 |
Fat |
kanji |
| 恵 |
Favor |
kanji |
| 敝 |
Penguin |
kanji |
| 波 |
Wave |
kanji |
| 容 |
Form |
kanji |
| 玄 |
Mysterious |
kanji |
| 光 |
Sunlight |
kanji |
| 甚 |
Crab Trap |
kanji |
| 回 |
Times |
kanji |
| 名 |
Name |
kanji |
| n/a |
Psychopath |
not a radical |
| 禺 |
Splinter |
kanji |
| 胃 |
Stomach |
kanji |
| 夌 |
Frostbite |
kanji |
| 高 |
Tall |
Tall |
| 疑 |
Doubt |
kanji |
| 凹 |
Concave |
kanji |
| 凸 |
Convex |
kanji |
| 下 |
Below |
kanji |
| 勇 |
Courage |
kanji |
