Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; struggle

  2. Noun

    mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle

    see 相生

Also written 相剋【そうこく】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
あい-
On
ソウショウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
45 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

おうさがすけ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-5SKIP code
4a5.3The Kanji Dictionary
4690.0Four corner code
1879deroo
76f8Unicode hex code
1-33-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2241Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3920New Nelson (John Haig)
900New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1120Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
609Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
808Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
209Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
222Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
66A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
868Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
97Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23151Morohashi
530A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
146Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
146Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
452sakade
759Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
348henshall3
334Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
111crowley
391Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1383Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
213Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang1, xiang4Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

overcome, kindly, skillfully

Kun
か.つ
On
コク
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1333 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 42

Built from

Used in names as

かつまさるよし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-5, 2-5-2SKIP code
2k5.1The Kanji Dictionary
4021.6Four corner code
1557deroo
514bUnicode hex code
1-25-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
772Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
354New Nelson (John Haig)
2046New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2540Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1292Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1760Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
104Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
109Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1281A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
442Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1673Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1355Morohashi
1272A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1372Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1459Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1075Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1099Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1374Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
147Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
105Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ke4Pinyin reading
geugKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
42WaniKani level