This is a simplified table of Japanese kanji visual components (graphemes) that does away with all the archaic forms found in the Japanese version of the Kangxi radicals.
The 214 Kanji radicals are technically classifiers as they are not always etymologically correct,[1] but since linguistics uses that word in the sense of "classifying" nouns (such as in counter words), dictionaries commonly call the kanji components radicals.
As dictionaries have moved from textbooks to interactive screens, the term "radicals" seems to now be used for any kanji component used in a visual search.
There are two readings for a kanji: On'yomi and Kun'yomi.
Fourteen radicals that together with the above occur in half of Jōyō kanji:
Kun: かね、 かな-、 -がね On: キン、 コン、 ゴン Thirty-two radicals that together with the above occur in three quarters of Jōyō kanji:
(not to be confused with mouth radical 口) On: イ、 コク Kun: いね On: カ
Position category: Many other combinations could realistically be called a simplified table of kanji radicals, here are a few examples.
Entries with an upside-down exclamation mark (¡) are possibly made up "radicals," meaning only one online dictionary was found to use them (Tangorin Online).
Possible additions: (Note that the examples below show all the jōyō kanji examples) List of radicals that form common jōyō kanji and are a part of the Table of Japanese kanji radicals page but do not appear here.
All jōyō kanji examples for each radical are listed.
With frequency considered to be the amount of kanji where the radical or its variants can be found as a visual component.