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Kanji Detail for 相 - "mutual, appearance"

相

  • Meaning

    相 means "mutual, appearance." Also associated with to assist.

    1. Mutual - Together; each other.

    2. Appearance - Form; aspect.

    3. Assist - To help; to support.

  • Words using 相

    • 外相 がいしょう Listen Foreign Minister
    • 相手 あいて Listen companion; partner; company
    • 首相 しゅしょう Listen prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
    • 相互 そうご Listen mutual; reciprocal
    • 相談 そうだん Listen consultation; discussion; discussing
    • 蔵相 ぞうしょう Listen Minister of Finance
    • 相場 そうば Listen market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom)
    • 相当 そうとう Listen corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate

  • Four-character idioms with 相

    • 相関関係 そうかんかんけい Listen correlation; interrelation; intertwining
    • 一子相伝 いっしそうでん Listen transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
    • 人相風体 にんそうふうてい Listen someone's looks and personal appearance
    • 伴食宰相 ばんしょくさいしょう Listen incompetent cabinet minister; figurehead minister
    • 四神相応 しじんそうおう Listen an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
    • 師資相承 ししそうしょう Listen generation-to-generation instruction from master to disciple

  • Tattoo check: 相

    • Verified meaning: mutual, appearance
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あい, あいじ, あいたか, たすく)
    • Also carries these associations: to assist

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 相

    Given names 相(あい)Listen 相(たすく)Listen

    Surnames 相(あいじ)Listen 相(あいたか)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ai(あい) あい

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    目 罒 (me・mehen)

  • Related Keywords

    mutual appearance to assist alternating companions friends see reciprocal each other aspect collaborative complementary corresponding help interactive interdependent interplay joint matching shared support symbiotic together

Sentences including 相

  • Few know the truth of the matter.

  • He looks as poor as ever.

  • The chemistry is right for us.

  • She looks as young as ever.

  • May i share this table with you?

  • He looks as young as ever.

  • Old people need someone to talk to.

  • You may as well know the truth of the matter.

  • They work as hard as ever.

  • She is as poor as ever.

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