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Kanji Information Sheet for 相 ( PDF version )
English: inter- mutual together each other minister of state councillor aspect phase physiognomy | On-Yomi: ソウ ショウ | Kun-Yomi: あい- あ い おう さ さが すけ |
Bushu (Radical) Info:
木 (き) – tree
目 (め) – eye
木 (き) – tree
目 (め) – eye
Henshall Mnemonic: ministers eye each other from trees
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #45 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #45 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 相手 [あいて]
(n) (1) companion; partner; company; (2) other party; addressee [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相続 [そうぞく]
(n) succession; inheritance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 可哀相 [かわいそう]
(adj-na,n) poor; pitiable; pathetic [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相談 [そうだん]
(n,vs) consultation; discussion [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相当 [そうとう]
(adj-na,n-adv) (1) suitable; fair; tolerable; proper; (2) extremely [K] [D] [Jisho] - 首相 [しゅしょう]
(n) Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.) [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 相違 [そうい]
(n,vs) difference; discrepancy; variation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相互 [そうご]
(n) mutual; reciprocal [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相変わらず [あいかわらず]
(adv,n) as ever; as usual; the same [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相撲 [すもう]
(n) sumo wrestling [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 真相 [しんそう]
(n) truth; real situation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 様相 [ようそう]
(n) aspect [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相応 [そうおう]
(adj-na,n) suitability; fitness [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相応しい [ふさわしい]
(adj) appropriate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相場 [そうば]
(n) market price; speculation; estimation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相対 [あいたい]
(n,vs) confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete [K] [D] [Jisho] - 外相 [がいしょう]
(n) Foreign Minister [K] [D] [Jisho] - 蔵相 [ぞうしょう]
(n) Minister of Finance [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 厚相 [こうしょう]
(n) Welfare Minister [K] [D] [Jisho] - 不相応 [ふそうおう]
(adj-na,n) unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相まって [あいまって]
(adv) coupled with; together [K] [D] [Jisho] - 実相 [じっそう]
(n) reality; real state of affairs [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相関 [そうかん]
(n,vs) correlation; interrelation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相関関係 [そうかんかんけい]
correlation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相互銀行 [そうごぎんこう]
mutual savings bank [K] [D] [Jisho] - 法相 [ほうしょう]
(n) Minister of Justice [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝相 [ねぞう]
(n) one's sleeping posture [K] [D] [Jisho] - 宰相 [さいしょう]
(n) Prime Minister [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相殺 [そうさい]
(n) offsetting each other; plus and minus equal zero; counterbalancing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相似 [そうじ]
(n) resemblance; similarity; analogy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 大相撲 [おおずもう]
(n) annual wrestling matches [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相次ぐ [あいつぐ]
(v5g) to follow in succession [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通産相 [つうさんしょう]
(n) Minister of International Trade and Industry [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相手取る [あいてどる]
(v5r) to take on an opponent; to challenge [K] [D] [Jisho] - 遊び相手 [あそびあいて]
playmate; playfellow [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相手方 [あいてかた]
(n) other (opposite) party [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相乗 [そうじょう]
(n) multiplication; synergism [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相乗り [あいのり]
(n) riding together [K] [D] [Jisho] - 円相場 [えんそうば]
(n) yen exchange rate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相性 [あいしょう]
(n) affinity; compatibility [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相続税 [そうぞくぜい]
(n) inheritance tax [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相対的 [そうたいてき]
(adj-na) relative [K] [D] [Jisho] - 貧相 [ひんそう]
(adj-na,n) seedy-looking; thin [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.