The kanji 相: meaning, readings and stroke order
相
- Meaning
- each other, partner
- On reading
- ソウ sou、ショウ shou
- Kun reading
- あい ai
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 eye
- Level
- Level 3 · grade 3
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- lẫn nhau, đối phương (tương)
- Japanese
- おたがいに。あいて。
- Korean
- 서로, 상대 (상)
- Chinese
- 互相、对方
Readings, words and example sentences
ソウ sou · on reading · less common
相談
asking for advice, talking it over
こまった ときは 先生に 相談します。
When I have a problem, I talk to my teacher.
ショウ shou · on reading
首相
prime minister
首相の 話を 聞きました。
I listened to the prime minister's speech.
あい ai · kun reading
相手
the other person
相手の 話を よく 聞きます。
I listen carefully to the other person.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.