Moto 相: Inter-; Mutual; TogetherKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ソウ、ショウ
- Kun'yomi
- あい-
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 803 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ソウ・ショウ)
- 外相がいしょうForeign Minister
- 首相しゅしょうprime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.)
- 相互そうごmutual; reciprocal
- 相談そうだんconsultation; discussion
- 蔵相ぞうしょうMinister of Finance
- 相場そうばmarket price
- 相当そうとうcorresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to
- 法相ほうしょうMinister of Justice
- 真相しんそうtruth; real situation
- 通産相つうさんしょうMinister of International Trade and Industry
- 相談役そうだんやくcounselor; counsellor
- 円相場えんそうばyen exchange rate
- 厚相こうしょうWelfare Minister
- 文相ぶんしょうMinister of Education, Science and Culture
- 様相ようそうaspect; phase
- 農相のうしょうMinister of Agriculture
- 労相ろうしょうLabor Minister
- 相続そうぞくsuccession; inheritance
- 相続税そうぞくぜいinheritance tax; death duty
- 相違そういdifference; discrepancy
- 相対的そうたいてきrelative
- 世相せそうsocial conditions; phase of life
- 相談所そうだんじょconsultation office; information center
- 相応そうおうsuitable; appropriate
- 宰相さいしょうprime minister
- 相互銀行そうごぎんこうmutual savings bank
- 相乗そうじょうmultiplication; synergism
- 実相じっそうreality; real state of affairs
- 相関関係そうかんかんけいcorrelation; interrelation
- 不相応ふそうおうunsuited; inappropriate
- 人相にんそうlooks; countenance
- 位相いそうphase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon)
- 寝相ねぞうsleeping posture
- 形相ぎょうそうlook (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
- 手相てそうpalm reading
- 相互交流そうごこうりゅうmutual exchange
- 相互作用そうごさようinteraction
- 相似そうじresemblance; likeness
- 相似形そうじけいsimilar figures (in geometry)
- 相克そうこくrivalry
- 相対性理論そうたいせいりろんtheory of relativity
- 相思そうしmutual affection; mutual love
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 相手あいてcompanion; partner
- 相変わらずあいかわらずas usual; as always
- 相次ぐあいつぐto follow in succession; to happen one after another
- 相乗りあいのりriding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.)
- 相手取るあいてどるto challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
- 相対あいたいinvolving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
- 相性あいしょうaffinity; compatibility
- 相手方あいてかたother party; opposite party
- 相まってあいまってcoupled with; together
- 相づちあいづちaizuchi; back-channeling
- 相半ばするあいなかばするto be equal in number, degree, etc. (of two things in opposition); to balance
Other readings
- 相撲すもうsumo wrestling
- 大相撲おおずもうprofessional sumo wrestling
- 為替相場かわせそうばexchange rates
- 可哀相かわいそうpoor; pitiable
- 一人相撲ひとりずもうfighting (tilting at) windmills; working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at
- 四つ相撲よつずもうwrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands
- 相応しいふさわしいappropriate; adequate
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Kanji that often appear with 相
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