Radicals › #113 示
示
示 — the “altar” radical
the left-side 礻 — gods, ritual, fortune 18 of the JLPT kanji on this site are built with it — recognizing the piece makes them far easier to remember.
Kanji using the 示 radical (18)
社company, firm示show, indicate神gods, mind福blessing, fortune票ballot, label禁prohibition, ban祉welfare, happiness祭ritual, offer prayers祝celebrate, congratulate礼salute, bow祖ancestor, pioneer祥auspicious, happiness祈pray, wish祐help禅Zen, silent meditation禍calamity, misfortune禎happiness, blessed禄fief, allowance
Radicals (部首, bushu) are the shared building blocks of kanji, used to sort them in every dictionary. Learn the common ones and new kanji stop looking random.