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宀 — the “roof” radical

Radical #40 3 strokes

the “house” crown 宀 over many home-related kanji 38 of the JLPT kanji on this site are built with it — recognizing the piece makes them far easier to remember.

Kanji using the 宀 radical (38)

determine, fixreality, truthhouse, homerelax, cheapbureaucrat, the governmentcontain, formhome, househarm, injuryShinto shrine, constellationshearing, judgeguard, protectguess, presumeroom, apartmentguest, visitorperfect, completionwealth, enrichdraw near, stop inproclaim, say宿inn, lodgingsecrecy, density (pop)eaves, roofreligion, sectmid-air, airlie down, sleeptreasure, wealthwide, largetolerant, leniencycoldsuperintend, managerloneliness, quietlybanquet, feastrather, preferablydormitory, hostelbest regards, goodsign of the tiger, 3-5AMwidow, minoritywee hours, eveningsoothe, calm
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