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互

互 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. たがいに。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「牙」の分化字。もしくは「巨」の分化字。仮借して「たがい」を意味する漢語｛互｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

mutually, reciprocally, together

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ゴJHS
Kun (native)
  • たが(い)JHS
  • かたみ(に)
Other languages
  • 拼音hu4
  • 한글ho
  • Hán-ViệtHỗ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
4 strokes
Radical
二(に)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+4E92

Components

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Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱一彑

Words using this kanji

  • 互いたがいeach other, one another
  • 互いにたがいにたがいにを参照。mutually, with each other, reciprocally, together
  • 互角ごかくお互いに力関係などの優劣がないこと。また、そのような様。equal (in ability), even, evenly matched, well-matched
  • 互換ごかん互いに交換可能なこと。interchange, transposition, compatible (e.g. PC)
  • 互助ごじょ互いに助け合うこと。mutual aid, cooperation, benefit
  • 互選ごせんelection by mutual vote, election from within a committee (party, etc.), internal vote
  • 互い違いたがいちがいたがいちがいを参照。alternate, alternation
  • 互にかたみにmutually, reciprocally, together
  • 互恵ごけい特別な恩恵や便益をお互いに受け合うこと。reciprocity, mutual benefit
  • 互市ごし外国と互いに物品の取引をすること。貿易。交易。trade, commerce
  • 互譲ごじょうお互いに譲り合うこと。give and take, mutual concession, conciliation, compromise
  • 互用ごよう交互に使用、利用すること。using together, using in turn
  • 互生ごせい植物の茎や枝の節ごとに一枚の葉が交互にに出ること。alternation (in phyllotaxis), alternate arrangement
  • 互先たがいせんeven game (esp. in go)
  • 互酬ごしゅうreciprocity
  • 互換性ごかんせい組み合わせるべき複数の部品（要素）の間で、お互いに置き換えることができる性質。また、その性質の程度。compatibility
  • 互助会ごじょかいbenefit society
  • 互助的ごじょてきfriendly
  • 互譲的ごじょうてきconciliatory
  • 互換機ごかんきcompatible machine, clone (e.g. IBM PC), workalike

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Lookup codes

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