漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
相: inter-, mutual
Also: together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
JLPT N39 strokesGrade 3Your ink: 白 Not met
木 and 目 carry the meaning
9 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ソウsou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 相互にそうごにmutually
- 相対的なそうたいてきなrelative
- 相思相愛そうしそうあいmutual love
- 相続するそうぞくするinherit
- 相談するそうだんするconsult
- 相違するそういするdiffer
ショウshou · on'yomi
- 首相しゅしょうPrime Minister
あい-ai- · kun'yomi · on its own
- 相性あいしょうcompatibility
- 相手あいてpartner
- 相変わらずあいかわらずas usual
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)木 tree + 目 eye
Source: Wiktionary, 相 (rev. 92368480), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand before a great, ancient tree and see 木! The vertical line is the sturdy trunk, the top strokes are branches reaching for the sunlight, and the bottom strokes are the roots gripping the earth.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xiāng
Same form: 相 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 相 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 相 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xiāng 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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