うおへん

さかなへん

魚部ぎょぶ：Left-side

Description

Represents “fish” and is used in kanji related to aquatic life. Common in food-related vocabulary.

Kanji Using This Radical

No うおへん kanji in the elementary set, and even in the Jōyō set only a few kanji are listed. But in everyday life you often see many うおへん characters, especially at sushi restaurants — on tea cups or menus. Examples outside Jōyō: 鮪まぐろ・ 鰹かつお・ 鯛たい・ 鯖さば・ 鰤ぶり・ 鰻うなぎ