相 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」
- On
- ソウ・ショウ
- Kun
- あい
- Meaning
- mutual, appearance
Origin
An eye 目 looking closely at a tree 木. From looking and being looked at, it came to mean 'mutual, each other'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ソウ | 相当・相談・真相 |
|---|---|
| ショウ | 首相・宰相 |
| あい | 相手・相宿 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 相手あいて
partner, the other person
- 首相しゅしょう
prime minister
Example
友だちと 相手に なって あそぶ。
I play with a friend as my partner.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)