“box” radical (凵繞, kannyō)

an element of a kanji character; a kanji radical.

to show, to make apparent / to express, to put into words / to signify, to represent, to symbolize, to stand for

to express, to say in words, to put into words

a box: a container with a lid / (archaic) a chamber pot for feces; (by extension) feces

kanji

box

(education) The 1,026 kanji taught in primary school; a subset of 常用漢字 (じょうようかんじ, jōyō kanji)

smaller kanji historically used as a pronunciation guide, similar to modern furigana

kanji approved for regular use by the 文部科学省 (Monbu-kagaku-shō, “Japanese Ministry of Education”)