字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE甲2123 (商)
Oracle bone, bronze and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Structures & Home
匚
匚 box, enclosure
はこがまえ hakogamae
2 strokesRadical of 5 kanjiPart of 4
Your ink in 匚0% painted · 0 of 5 familiar
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
Pictogram (象形) of container.
Source: Wiktionary, 匚 (rev. 85087531), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Put it safely in the box! This radical represents a container designed to keep its contents secure and out of the way. When you see it "wrapping" around a character, think of storage, secrecy, and the boundaries that define a private space. It is the radical of the treasure chest, the archive, and the hidden detail.”
育つ
What it grows into
Built from 匚, with sourced origins
- 匠artisanショウ · たくみ
匚 + 斤
Traditionally thought to be an ideogrammic compound (會意): 匚 (“box”) + 斤 (“axe”) (e.g. Shuowen).
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
一覧
Every kanji with 匚 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 5 kanji