【歹】Gatsu-hen, Ichita-hen, Kabane-hen
Commentary on the radical "歹"
Many kanji with the radical "歹" is related to death, dead.
e.g.
残 → 歹 + 戔
The part of "歹" represents the shape of the bone after the meat has been scraped off.
The part of "戔" means "to cut into pieces".
The two together have come to represent the meaning of "leftover dregs".
殖 → 歹 + 直
The part of "歹" represents the shape of the dead body.
The part of "直" means "to be straight".
The two together meant "a straight corpse".
This has been turned to mean "to stretch" or "increase" in general.
List of kanji with "歹" as radical
They are listed in stroke order.
死 残 殊 殉 殖
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