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Kanji Detail for 相 - "mutual, appearance, assist"

  • Meaning

    相 means "mutual, appearance, assist."

    1. Mutual - Together; each other.

    2. Appearance - Form; aspect.

    3. Assist - To help; to support.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    mutual, reciprocal, each other

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Xiang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Together. Mutual. Such as saying 彼此相愛 (loving each other) and such. | To observe. Such as saying 相機行事 (act according to circumstances). | To assist. Such as saying 相夫教子 (assist the husband and teach the children). | Appearance. Such as saying 骨相 (bone structure) and such. Also, colloquially, the art of judging a person's appearance to predict fortune is called 相術. However, this is actually superstition. | An official title. The head of all officials. Assisting the ruler in governance. Such as Qin and Han's 相國 (Chancellor of State), 丞相 (Prime Minister). Later, those who govern the state are also generally called 相. | A guide. Anciently there were guides for receiving guests and for blind people. (Analects) "I wish to be a minor assistant." Also "Then what use would there be for that guide?" These are examples. | To choose. Choosing a residence is called 相攸.
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