Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence

互: mutually, reciprocally

Also: together

JLPT N34 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

二 carries the meaning · 彑 is drawn in

4 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ゴgo · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 互角ごかくequality, evenness, par
  • 相互そうごmutual, reciprocal
  • 交互にこうごにmutually, reciprocally
  • 互選するごせんするelect by mutual vote

たがいtagai · kun'yomi · on its own

  • お互いおたがいmutual, reciprocal, each other
  • 互い違いたがいちがいalternate, alternation

Also read かたみに, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“One line above, one line below—a perfect pair! This radical is the foundation of balance and counting.”
More in the 二 two story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
二

Also built on two (二)

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彑

Also built on 彑

Also read ゴ

20 kanji share this on'yomiAll 20
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · hù

Same form: 互 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
互 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
互 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin hù most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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