Today’s #kanji is #相, which is listed its semantic element of #め（目） and its phonetic element is 木, which is the original form of 桑. (Thus 相 and 桑 have a sound in common, though 相 and 木 don’t). Some say 相 is a compound ideograph between 木 and 目, suggesting 相 is an eye for trees.
Meaning: to observe, an aspect, a phase
Reading: ソウ、ショウ、あい
相（ソウ）: n. an aspect, a phrase
相違（ソウイ）: n. difference, disagreement, a gap
相互（ソウゴ）の: exp. mutual, reciprocal
相思相愛（ソウシソウアイ）: exp. mutual love, reciprocal affection
人相（ニンソウ）: n. physiognomy, looks, facial features
首相（シュショウ）: a prime minister, a premier
相方（あいかた）: n. a partner
相手（あいて）: n. a companion, one’s buddy; one’s oppponent; th eother party
相打（あいう）ち: exp. hitting/killing each other at the same time
unlisted reading
相撲（すもう）: sumo wrestling
相模（さがみ）: a place name
- き
- きへん
- め
横
構
権
格
機
杯
相
県
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