相そう互ご

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Describes a two-way relationship or action between parties. Often used in compounds like 相互理解 (mutual understanding) or 相互作用 (interaction).

ふか

まっ

た

。

Mutual understanding between the two countries deepened.

相そう互ごに助たすけ合あうことが大たい切せつだ。

It is important to help each other mutually.

相そう互ごに〈動どう詞し〉to do something to/for each other mutually
二ふたつの会かい社しゃは相そう互ごに協きょう力りょくしている。
The two companies are cooperating with each other.
相そう互ごの〈事こと〉を深ふかめるto deepen a mutual relationship or bond
両りょう国こくは相そう互ごの信しん頼らいを深ふかめる努ど力りょくを続つづけている。
The two countries continue efforts to deepen mutual trust.

お互たがいN3
お互い is the everyday, colloquial way to say 'each other', while 相互 is the formal written term used in compounds like 相互理解.
双そう方ほう向こう
双方向 highlights two-way directionality (e.g. in communication systems), whereas 相互 stresses the mutual, reciprocal nature of a relationship or action.
互たがいN3
相互 is a more formal, written word for mutual/reciprocal relationships, often used in official or academic contexts, while 互い is more general-purpose.

一いっ方ぽう的てき
一方的 describes something done unilaterally by one side only, the opposite of the two-way sense of 相互.

相そう対たい
相対 (relative, in comparison to something) shares the kanji 相 with 相互 but means comparison rather than a two-way mutual relationship.

Composed of 相 (mutual, each other) and 互 (reciprocal, mutually). The combination reinforces the idea of mutual or reciprocal action.

ご

会がい

社しゃ

mutual company

interaction

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