Japanese symbol for “correlation”
相関
そうかん
Romaji: soukan
correlation; interrelation
In Japanese, correlation is 相関, read そうかん (soukan).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs correlation; interrelation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “correlation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 対比 | たいひ taihi | correlation (of strata) |
| 相関関係 | そうかんかんけい soukankankei | correlation; interrelation; intertwining |
| 相関性 | そうかんせい soukansei | relativity; interconnectedness; correlation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 相談 | そうだん soudan | consultation; discussion; discussing |
| 相当 | そうとう soutou | corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to |
| 首相 | しゅしょう shushou | prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier |
| 相互 | そうご sougo | mutual; reciprocal |
| 相撲 | すもう sumou | sumo (wrestling) |
| 関係 | かんけい kankei | relation; relationship; connection |
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation; connection; relevance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “correlation”.
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