相 — mutual, appearance
そう
相
mutual
そう
U+76F8
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #45
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #222
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- mutual
- appearance
Readings
- On'yomi
- そう sou しょう shou
- Kun'yomi
- あい ai
word
そう ・ぞう sou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
あい ai Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ふさ fusa
Words by frequency and grade
49 wordsEach dot is a word containing 相: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 24 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Used as component in (3)
Compound ideograph (会意). 木 (tree) beside 目 (eye). Looking at a tree — examining. Mutual appearance.