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互

Mutual
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingゴ
Kun readingたが.い
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 8Level 35

Meanings

  1. mutual
  2. mutuallyRtK
  3. reciprocally
  4. together
  1. each other
  2. one another

Popular Usage

お互い相互

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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one (一) · ceiling (冖) · one (一) · floor

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 819

Compound words

相互そうご
mutual; reciprocal
互いたがい
each other; one another
互角ごかく
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
互換ごかん
interchange; transposition; compatible (e.g. PC)
互助ごじょ
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
互選ごせん
election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote
交互こうご
alternate; alternating
互いにたがいに
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
互い違いたがいちがい
alternate; alternation
相互銀行そうごぎんこう
mutual savings bank
相互交流そうごこうりゅう
mutual exchange
お互いにおたがいに
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
互にかたみに
mutually
互格ごかく
equal (in ability)
互恵ごけい
reciprocity
互市ごし
trade
互譲ごじょう
give and take
互生ごせい
alternate leaf arrangement
互換性ごかんせい
compatibility
互譲的ごじょうてき
conciliatory
下位互換性かいごかんせい
upward compatibility
互い違いにたがいちがいに
alternate

Kun Reading Examples

テレビと新聞は互いの機能を補完しあっている。たがい
Television and newspapers play complementary roles.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は蜂がお互いに意思伝達をする事が出来ると言う証拠を見つけた。
He found the evidence that bees can communicate with each other.tatoeba
彼は息子達に、自分の死後もお互いに助け合うようにといった。
He told his sons to help each other after his death.tatoeba
彼は私たちにお互いに助け合わなければならないとしばしば言う。
He often tells us we must help one another.tatoeba
彼は左右交互に手を上げた。
He raised his hands one after the other.tatoeba

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Mutually. A reel winding thread back and forth. 互いに — each other.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 互

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step