The radical (also sometimes called the key) indicates the general nature of the kanji character. The radical combines one or more elements (the radical is often itself kanji, but sometimes is not), and gives more specific information, either semantically or phonetically. In other words, the radical is the part of the kanji that speaks to you when you look at it, that hints you on its origin, group, meaning or pronouciation. There are about 200 of these radicals, which are widely used in dictionaries, and teaching tools.
The radical of a kanji is useful because it helps remembering the meaning of the kanji. For example, the radical of the kanji to drink (
), is 
, which itself means to eat. When you learn , you visualize the part, to help remember that this kanji has something to do with eating something, ot puting something into your body.
El radical (también llamado raiz) indica la naturaleza general del kanji. El radical combina uno o más elementos (en general el radical es un kanji, aunque a veces no) y da más información específica,ya sea semántica o fonética. En otras palabras, el radical es la parte del kanji que te da pistas del origen, significado o pronunciación. Hay más de 200 radicales.
El radical del kanji es útil porque ayuda a recordar el significado del kanji. Por ejemplo el radical del kanji beber (), es , que significa comer. Cuando aprendes , ves la parte , para ayudarte a recordar que significa comer algo o poner algo en tu cuerpo.
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Something that pisses me off is that learning radicals is usually overlooked in Japanese classes, and teacher opt to teach stroke order memorization instead.
The kanji are made of radicals for a reason, and that reason is taken in full advantage in "Remembering The Kanji".
Viejo... en serio, arregla el blog que está todo vuelto miércoles!! D:
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