照 — kanji meaning “illuminate”
照
illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
- Meanings
- illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- て.る、て.らす、て.れる
- Name readings
- あき、てる
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1004 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- zhào — Chinese character page
Words with 照
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参照 | さんしょう sanshou | reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison |
| 照明 | しょうめい shoumei | illumination; lighting |
| 対照 | たいしょう taishou | contrast; antithesis; comparison |
| 照会 | しょうかい shoukai | inquiry; query; enquiry |
| 照らす | てらす terasu | to shine on; to illuminate |
| 照準 | しょうじゅん shoujun | sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment |
| 照射 | しょうしゃ shousha | irradiation; radiation; beaming |
| 日照 | にっしょう nisshou | sunlight |
| 照合 | しょうごう shougou | check (against); collation (with); comparison |
| 照り | てり teri | sunshine; dry weather; luster |
| 照る | てる teru | to shine |
| 照れる | てれる tereru | to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward |
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