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Every source I used to look up names for this radical says it has 4: keigame,
makigamae, dougamae and engamae. They all managed to explain pretty well
what's the deal with every name except the 2nd one. All I managed to learn was
that it's written with the radical itself despite the fact it can't be read as
"maki". Can anyone please explain to me what is going on?
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Why is radical 13 (冂) called まきがまえ?
I assume you are referring to

  * [冂部](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%82%E9%83%A8)

According to the wikipedia article and the following, 冂 represents outskirts
far from cities, there used to be a kun-reading in Japan まき(牧=farm), and
that's why it is called まきがまえ.

  * [「冂」という漢字](https://okjiten.jp/kanji2823.html)
  * [冂←この漢字何て読むのですか？](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1016995390)
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