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Radicals › #22 匚

匚 — the “right open box” radical

Radical #22 2 strokes

open on the right 2 of the JLPT kanji on this site are built with it — recognizing the piece makes them far easier to remember.

Kanji using the 匚 radical (2)

artisan, workmancorrect, save
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