Onyomi: ショウ, ソウ · Kunyomi: あい- · Meanings: aspect, councillor, each other, inter-, minister of state, mutual, phase, physiognomy, together
Kanji for aspect, councillor, each other, inter-, minister of state
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相 is formed from the wood radical 木 on the left, and the element 目 on the right. The wood radical represents trees or plants, while 目 represents the eye or seeing. Together, they express the idea of observing or examining closely. From this, 相 came to mean mutual, together, minister, or to look/inspect.
相 shows observing or examining, meaning mutual, together, or to inspect.
相 is used when looking at or relating to someone or something. Remember 相 as mutual connection, inspecting, or understanding between things or people.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 相 | あい | together, mutually, fellow | JLPT-N1 Prefix |
| 相 | しょう | minister (of a government department) | common Suffix |
| 性 | さが | one's nature, one's destiny | Noun |
| 相 | そう | aspect, appearance, look | Noun |
| 交々 | こもごも | alternately, in succession | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 合図 | あいず | sign, signal, cue | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 相続 | そうぞく | succession | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 相撲 | すもう | sumo (wrestling) | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 相手 | あいて | companion, partner, company | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 相談 | そうだん | consultation, discussion, discussing, asking (someone) for advice | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |