字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE甲191 (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 Nature & Elements
禾 grain
のぎへん nogihen
5 strokesRadical of 28 kanjiPart of 33
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
Picture of a plant stalk. The stalk is more recognizable in older form.
Source: Wiktionary, 禾 (rev. 93556123), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The harvest is ready! Imagine a field of golden rice bowing its head in the autumn breeze. This radical is the soul of agriculture and sustenance. When you see it on the left side of a kanji, think of crops, harvests, taxes (which were paid in grain), and the abundance of the earth.”
Where it sits in a kanji
Indicates grains (rice, wheat), agriculture, harvesting, wealth/taxation (originally paid in grain), and seasonal changes.
What it grows into
- 私privateシ · わたくし
禾 + 厶sound
厶 originally referred to this word, 禾 was added later.
Phono-semantic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 税taxゼイ
禾 + 兑sound
Simplified from 稅. Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 禾 + phonetic 兑.
Phono-semantic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 程extentテイ · ほど
Every kanji with 禾 as its radical
All 28 kanji