— inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

  • JLPT N3
  • 9 strokes
  • Grade 3
  • Radical 目
  • #45 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ソウショウ
Kun'yomi
あい-

Example words

  • 外相がいしょうForeign Minister
  • 首相しゅしょうPrime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier
  • 相手あいて(1) companion; partner; company (2) other party; addressee (3) opponent (sports, etc.)
  • 相談そうだんconsultation; discussion
  • 相互そうごmutual; reciprocal
  • 相場そうば(1) market price (2) speculation (e.g. on stocks) (3) reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem
  • 相当そうとう(1) befitting; becoming; worthy of; proportionate; in keeping with; suitable (2) considerable; substantial (3) to be worthy of; to be proportionate to (4) to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.); to be equivalent (5) extremely; considerably
  • 相撲すもう(1) sumo wrestling (2) sumo wrestler; rikishi