相 Kanji – inter-
The Japanese kanji 相 can mean inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy.
Meaning and Readings
How is 相 read?
相 has the onyomi readings ソウ, ショウ and the kunyomi reading あい-.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sou, shou, ai.
Common Japanese Words Using 相
These common Japanese words contain 相. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 為替相場（かわせそうば） — exchange rates
- 外相（がいしょう） — Foreign Minister
- 厚相（こうしょう） — Welfare Minister
- 宰相（さいしょう） — prime minister, premier, chancellor
- 首相（しゅしょう） — prime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), premier
- 真相（しんそう） — truth, real situation
- 人相（にんそう） — looks, countenance, facial features
- 世相（せそう） — social conditions, phase of life, (sign of) the times, state of society
- 相違（そうい） — difference, discrepancy, variation
- 相応（そうおう） — suitable, appropriate, befitting, becoming, adequate, reasonable, proper