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相あい

あい ai Play N1 Prefix

互いに、または一緒に何かをすることを表す接頭語。 together; mutually; fellow

Example 1

彼はすぐに相づちを打った。

He made a quick response.

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Example 2

彼の思想は時勢と相いれなかった。

His ideas were out of harmony with the times.

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Kanji breakdown

相

N3

inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy

On reading
ソウ、ショウ
Kun reading
あい-
Radical
目
Illustration of 外相
N1

がいしょう

Foreign Minister

Illustration of 様相
N1

ようそう

aspect

Illustration of 相場
N1

そうば

market price; speculation; estimation

Illustration of 相対
N1

あいたい

confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete

Illustration of 相応
N1

そうおう

suitability; fitness