宀 roof, house

うかんむり ukanmuri

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Origin · sourced

Pictogram象形

A house; similar to 广. According to Wang Yun (王筠), the latter character depicts a building with three walls, while the former depicts a house with four walls.

Source: Wiktionary, 宀 (rev. 87966241), CC BY-SA 4.0

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Under one roof! Imagine the safety and warmth of a sturdy house at the end of a long day. This radical brings the energy of "home" to every kanji it crowns. When you see it at the top, think of the rooms where we live, the "wealth" we store inside, and the "security" of having a place to call our own.”

Where it sits in a kanji

Indicates houses, buildings, rooms, shelter, protection, domestic affairs, or concepts related to stability, wealth, and residence.

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What it grows into

Built from 宀, with sourced origins

官bureaucratカン
宀 + 𠂤
Compositionally related to 宮, but approximately analysable as ideogrammic compound (會意): 宀 + 𠂤 – multiple rooms under a roof, an official building.
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
審hearingシン · つまびらか
宀 + 釆 + 田
There are two theories about the component 田. One is that it was originally 口 (“mouth”), then corrupted into 曰 (“say”), then further into 田.
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
守guardシュ · まもる
宀 + 寸
Ideogrammic compound (會意): 宀 (“roof; building”) + 寸 (“hand”); to guard, keep, or defend a place (e.g., a building whose roof is visible on top of the character). It's possible that 寸 (original form of 肘) is also a phonetic component.
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Every kanji with 宀 as its radical

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