| 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) |
inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
45 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
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
- 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
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 矛盾 【ムジュン】 contradiction, inconsistency
- 矛盾原理 【ムジュンゲンリ】 principle of contradiction, law of contradiction
Kun reading compounds
- 矛 【ほこ】 long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike, weapon, arms, grip of a bow, parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
- 矛先 【ほこさき】 point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
- 銅矛 【どうほこ】 bronze hoko, bronze halberd, bronze spearhead
- 鎚矛 【つちほこ】 mace
Readings
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- alabarda
- armas
Portuguese
- alabarda
- armas
- carro alegórico
French
- hallebarde
- armes
- char de festival
| 1843 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1672 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3164 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1813 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1565 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 150 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 773 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 787 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 955 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1392 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2501 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1732 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1233 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23846 | Morohashi |
| 2008 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3974 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1225 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1311 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1054 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1722.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77db | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1476 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 相矛盾 【アイムジュン】 mutually contradictory
- 形容矛盾 【ケイヨウムジュン】 contradictio in adjecto, contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 盾 【たて】 shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
- 楯突く 【たてつく】 to defy, to disobey, to rebel against, to oppose, to resist
- 人間の盾 【にんげんのたて】 human shield
- 円盾 【まるたて】 round shield, buckler
Readings
- Korean:
- sun, don
Spanish
- escudo
- pretexto
Portuguese
- escudo
- brasão
- escusa
French
- bouclier
- écu
- prétexte
| 1375 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1640 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1814 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1559 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 984 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 772 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 786 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 956 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1381 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3729 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1870 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23171 | Morohashi |
| 3006 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3912 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1853 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1997 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1286 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2679 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c4.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 7226.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76fe | Unicode hex code |