# 相 — mutual; each other

相 means “mutual; each other”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou), ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: mutual; each other
- On'yomi: ソウ (sou), ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Links & order 1

## How to remember 相

An eye (目) and a tree (木) watching each other: mutual.

Parts: 木 tree · 目 eye

## Don't confuse it with

[査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/) · [植](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plant/)

## More in the “Links & order 1” set

[連](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/link/) · [対](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/versus/) · [相](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/mutual/) · [関](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/connection/) · [協](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cooperate/) · [支](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/support/) · [結](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tie/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/mutual/. Last updated 2026-11-01.