Kanji1 / 9
相 kanji
inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
ソウショウ
Kun readings
あい-
Words with 相
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —相同homology
- —複相diploid phase (of an organism, cell, etc.); diploid state; diplophase
- —固相solid phase
- —空相the empty nature of all things
- —所相the passive; passive voice
- —能相the active; active voice
- —相待existing in opposition or interdependence
- —円相circle painted with a single stroke in Zen calligraphy (representing the perfect peace of mind)
- —形相form; appearance; form (in Aristotelianism); eidos
- —相即coming together and dissolving into oneness; being closely related; being inseparable
- —児相child consultation center; child consultation centre
- —相銀mutual savings bank
- —相論debate; argument; lawsuit; (legal) dispute
- —相等equality; being equal
- —物相cylindrical box used to measure rice; shape for forming rice; single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
- —相律phase rule
- —相加additive
- —相人physiognomist
- —相接contact
- —四相four essential elements of existence (birth, ageing, illness and death); four-phase; quadri-phase