The frame radical (kamae or gamae):
This is an enclosure radical, and is used in a variety of forms.
For example:
間（かん／あいだ）means space. Do you see the sun 日（ひ）shining through a space in the gate 門（もん）?
In 国（くに）meaning country, 口 encloses a simplified version of 域（いき）meaning a delineated area.
Thus, delineated area + enclosed space = country.
This is an enclosure radical, and is used in a variety of forms.
For example:
間（かん／あいだ）means space. Do you see the sun 日（ひ）shining through a space in the gate 門（もん）?
In 国（くに）meaning country, 口 encloses a simplified version of 域（いき）meaning a delineated area.
Thus, delineated area + enclosed space = country.
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