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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 2

相 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

mutual; appearance; minister

On: ソウsou ショウshou
Kun: あいai さがsaga たすけるtasukeru
Special: すもうsumou

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

相9 strokes

How to write 相: stroke order

相 has 9 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

相 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 相 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 相

The parts 相 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

木
tree; wood
目
eye; aim
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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 2

感 feeling; senseOnカン定 determine; fixedOnテイ、ジョウKunさだか、さだめる、さだまる政 government; politicsOnセイ、ショウKunまつりごと、まん取 take; obtainOnシュKunとる、とり、どり所 placeOnショ、ソKunところ、どころ、とこ現 appear; present; actualOnゲンKunあらわれる、あらわす、うつつ最 most; utmostOnサイ、シュKunもっとも、つま、も化 change; transformOnカ、ケKunばける、ばかす、ふける民 people; citizensOnミンKunたみ相 mutual; appearance; ministerOnソウ、ショウKunあい、さが、たすける