相 — sang

Parts that make up 相

How 相 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 相 as a ideographic compound involving 木, 目.

Korean example words with 相

• 노상老相 Korean gloss: 늙은 재상
• 상봉相逢 Korean gloss: 서로 만남
• 상쟁相爭 Korean gloss: 서로 다툼
• 상형相形 Korean gloss: 얼굴의 모양
• 상혼相婚 Korean gloss: 서로 혼인함
• 양상良相 Korean gloss: 훌륭한 재상
• 면상面相 Korean gloss: 얼굴의 생김새
• 상모相貌 Korean gloss: 얼굴의 생김새
• 반상叛相 Korean gloss: 모반을 할 인상
• 흉상凶相 Korean gloss: 보기 흉한 몰골
• 상법相法 Korean gloss: 관상을 보는 방법
• 상잔相殘 Korean gloss: 서로 다투고 싸움

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 相

• 外相がいしょう Foreign Minister
• 首相しゅしょう prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
• 相手あいて companion; partner; company
• 相談そうだん consultation; discussion; discussing
• 相互そうご mutual; reciprocal
• 蔵相ぞうしょう Minister of Finance
• 相場そうば market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom)
• 相当そうとう corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate
• 相撲すもう sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
• 真相しんそう truth; real situation
• 法相ほうしょう Minister of Justice
• 通産相つうさんしょう Minister of International Trade and Industry

Characters sharing the phonetic 相

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “상” in Korean.

Other hanja read “상”

Other hanja with radical 目