No. Neither elevation of horizontal lines or alignment of strokes are called radicals. To clarify: Radicals are common kanji elements, which are used in dictio

No. Neither elevation of horizontal lines or alignment of strokes are called radicals. To clarify: Radicals are common kanji elements, which are used in dictionaries for looking up kanji. A common misconception is that every repeated element is a radical. In either case, this is not what the parent post is talking about.