よう

おさなへん

幺部ようぶ：Left-side

Description

Left-side form of 幺よう, historically linked to the top of 糸いと. Used in kanji that suggest “small,” “fine,” or “threadlike.”

Kanji Using This Radical

Note: The names いとのうえ and いとがしら are older Japanese terms for this radical. They both describe the “top of 糸” and simply reflect different naming traditions referring to the same component.