Dictionary/相しょうShou相 (Shou) is a Japanese suffix meaning “minister (of a government department)”.Meaningssuffixminister (of a government department)Kanji in 相相inter-Related words相手companion相談consultation可哀想poor相変わらずas usual相当corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.)真相truth相応しいappropriate相棒partner合図sign相撲sumo (wrestling)相性affinity相続succession