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[そう()]
sou
noun

English Meaning(s) for 相

noun
  1. appearance; look; countenance
  2. a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune
  3. aspect
  4. phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

Definition and Synonyms for 相

Minister a person appointed to a high office in the government
Synonyms: こもごも, 卿相, 大殿, 大臣, , , , , 長官, 長官, 閣僚
Aspect the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
Synonyms: こもごも, , , ,
Form a distinct state of matter in a system
Synonyms: こもごも, , , ,
Form matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
Synonyms: こもごも, , , ,

Meanings for each kanji in 相

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

Categories 相 is a member of

Executive a person responsible for the administration of a business
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State the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
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Grammatical Relation a linguistic relation established by grammar
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