相生

そうしょう

Also written そうじょう, そうせい, 相性

Meanings

1. Noun generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation See also: 五行説 (ごぎょうせつ).

Kanji

• 相 mutual. Read as ソウ.
• 生 life. Read as ショウ.

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