相 = 木 + 目

相 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “inter-”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 目 (eye). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 222. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: inter-
RTK frame: 222
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ソウ, ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あい-
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: inter, inter milan, между
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 相 mutual

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 相

How to find 相 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “eye”. 相 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 相 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.