Memory phrase for the character: 相

相

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Meaning

mutual, inter-.., aspect, look, Minister

Pronunciation

 SŌ, SHŌ
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Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: eye 目 (here pragmatically: bookshelf)

Mnemonic
 
(shelves are made from trees:) Trees and shelves refer mutually to each other in terms of their external appearance, just as ministers appear in public.

Radicals

相 mutual, Minister
木 tree
目 eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.
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 Vocabulary

相談 そうだん  consultation, discussion
相手 あいて  companion, partner, other party, addressee
相撲 すもう  sumo wrestling
首相 しゅしょう  Prime Minister
相続 そうぞく  succession, inheritance
蔵相 ぞうしょう  Minister of Finance
真相 しんそう  truth, real situation
相違 そうい  difference, discrepancy, variation
相応 そうおう  suitability, fitness

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