网 — the “net” radical

Radical #122 6 strokesalso written 罒

as 罒 on top — nets, snares 6 of the JLPT kanji on this site are built with it — recognizing the piece makes them far easier to remember.

Kanji using the 网 radical (6)

置placement, put 署signature, govt office 罪guilt, sin 罰penalty, punishment 羅gauze, thin silk 罷quit, stop

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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.