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I have been studying vocabulary from tea descriptions and I found two kanji
that have the radical 「ひとやね」on top but they can't be found in any dictionary,
there are kanji without the radical that I mentioned before that do exist.

Those words are names of brands so I think it could be added to improve the
visual design but I certainly don't know.

One kanji is 嘉「か」from the tea brand Yamamotoyama (山本山)

Tho other one is the kanji 東「ひがし」which is followed by the brand name 放香堂 which
is read as Hokodo (only the three last kanji).

These two kanji have the on top and no dictionary has any information about
it. Does anyone know what is it about?

Reference images below: [![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/r1SuT.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/r1SuT.png)

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kHAYe.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kHAYe.png)
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Why do some kanji have the  radical on top when apparently they shouldn't?
[Here's a reference for what these
are](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_rebus_monogram). In the logo for
Yamamotoyama, the -like shape visually signifies 山, and is not a kanji part.

They should be thought of as logos and are not always readable directly,
although they may suggest part of the name of the manufacturer.
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