Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
eye
Parts:
inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Kun:
あい-
On:
ソウショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
45 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 相 【ソウ】 aspect, appearance, look, physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune), aspect, phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
  • 相違 【ソウイ】 difference, discrepancy, variation
  • 実相 【ジッソウ】 reality, real state of affairs, true state of affairs, true form of all things as they are, ultimate reality
  • 世相 【セソウ】 social conditions, phase of life, (sign of) the times, state of society
  • 相 【ショウ】 minister (of a government department)
  • 相伴 【ショウバン】 partaking, participating, taking part in, sharing (something with someone)
  • 厚相 【コウショウ】 Welfare Minister
  • 宰相 【サイショウ】 prime minister, premier, chancellor

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 い、 おう、 さ、 さが、 すけ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiang1, xiang4
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • apariencia
  • aspecto
  • fase
  • ministro de estado
  • conjuntamente
  • mutuamente

Portuguese

  • inter-
  • mútuo
  • juntamente
  • mutuamente
  • ministro de estado
  • conselheiro
  • aspecto
  • face
  • fisionomia

French

  • inter-
  • mutuel
  • ensemble
  • ministre
  • aspect
  • phase
  • physionomie
452 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
348 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
530 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
66 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2241 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
97 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
759 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
868 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
146 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
146 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
391 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1383 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1120 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
609 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
808 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
213 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23151 Morohashi
900 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3920 New Nelson (John Haig)
209 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
222 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
111 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
334 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1879 2001 Kanji
4a5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
4690.0 Four corner code
1-33-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76f8 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
two
Parts:
mutually, reciprocally, together
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
914 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 互換 【ゴカン】 interchange, transposition, compatible (e.g. PC)
  • 互角 【ゴカク】 equal (in ability), even, evenly matched, well-matched, on par (with)

Kun reading compounds

  • 互い 【たがい】 each other, one another
  • 互いに 【たがいに】 mutually, with each other, reciprocally, together
  • 互に 【かたみに】 mutually, reciprocally, together

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hu4
Korean:
ho

Spanish

  • mutuo
  • recíproco
  • conjunto
  • mutuamente
  • recíprocamente
  • conjuntamente

Portuguese

  • mutuamente
  • reciprocamente
  • juntamente

French

  • mutuel
  • réciproque
  • ensemble
1236 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
952 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
14 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1032 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
296 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
200 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
907 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
929 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1080 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
33 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4245 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2143 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2893 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
764 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
255 Morohashi
3437 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
75 New Nelson (John Haig)
757 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
819 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1018 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3172 2001 Kanji
0a4.15 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
4-5-1 SKIP code
1010.7 Four corner code
1-24-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e92 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
372 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China
  • 訪欧 【ホウオウ】 visit to Europe, visiting Europe
  • 歴訪 【レキホウ】 round of calls, tour of visitation
  • 採訪 【サイホウ】 research visit, visit to collect data (esp. historical, folklore, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 訪れる 【おとずれる】 to visit, to call on, to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.), to come, to appear
  • 訪ねる 【たずねる】 to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to
  • 問う 【とう】 to ask, to inquire, to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with, to care about, to regard as important, to call into question, to doubt, to question

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fang3
Korean:
bang

Spanish

  • visitar
  • hacer una visita

Portuguese

  • invocar
  • visitar
  • melhorar
  • oferecer simpatia

French

  • rendre visite
  • demander
  • rechercher
  • accuser
  • présenter ses condoléances
984 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
972 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
538 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4326 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1412 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
896 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.1 Japanese for Busy People
1181 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1240 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
783 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1667 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1860 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
985 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1335 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
506 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35284 Morohashi
1468 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5571 New Nelson (John Haig)
495 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
534 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
932 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3045 2001 Kanji
7a4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
0062.7 Four corner code
1-43-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a2a Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
Variants:
question, ask, problem
Kun:
と.うと.いとん
On:
モン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
64 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 問 【モン】 counter for questions
  • 問責 【モンセキ】 blame, censure, reproof, reprimand, rebuke
  • 設問 【セツモン】 posing a question, question
  • 弔問 【チョウモン】 condolence call, visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences

Kun reading compounds

  • 問う 【とう】 to ask, to inquire, to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with, to care about, to regard as important, to call into question, to doubt, to question
  • 問うに落ちず語るに落ちる 【とうにおちずかたるにおちる】 to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion
  • 問い 【とい】 question, query
  • 問い合わせ 【といあわせ】 inquiry, query, enquiry
  • 更問 【さらとい】 follow-up question, additional question
  • 問屋 【とんや】 wholesale store, wholesale dealer, wholesaler

Readings

Japanese names:
はる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wen4
Korean:
mun

Spanish

  • duda
  • pregunta
  • problema
  • preguntar
  • acusar

Portuguese

  • perguntar
  • pergunta
  • problema

French

  • question
  • demander
  • problème
520 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
418 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
396 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
75 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4944 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
175 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
140 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1524 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.16 Japanese for Busy People
162 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
162 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
239 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
331 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4117 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2091 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2833 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1631 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3814 Morohashi
3320 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
830 New Nelson (John Haig)
1617 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1744 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
41 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
387 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3877 2001 Kanji
8e3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-3 SKIP code
7760.7 Four corner code
1-44-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
554f Unicode hex code