Kanji
照
kanji character
illuminate
shine
compare
bashful
照 kanji-照 illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
照
Meaning
illuminate shine compare
Readings
Kun'yomi
- てる てる ぼうず paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
- あま てる かみ Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
- てる てるぼうず paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
- あま てらす Amaterasu
- あま てらす おおみかみ Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
- てれる
On'yomi
- しょう めい illumination
- さん しょう reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes)
- たい しょう contrast
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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照 れるto be shy, to be bashful, to feel awkward... -
照 明 illumination, lighting -
参 照 reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes)... -
対 照 contrast, antithesis, comparison -
照 るto shine, to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.) -
照 会 inquiry, query, enquiry... -
照 らすto shine on, to illuminate, to compare (with)... -
照 準 sight (e.g. of a gun), aim, alignment -
照 射 light, lamp, baiting deer with a lighted torch -
日 照 sunlight -
対 照 的 contrastive -
照 合 check (against), collation (with), comparison... -
照 りsunshine, dry weather, luster... -
照 度 (intensity of) illumination, illuminance -
照 焼 teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled) -
照 れ屋 very shy person, bashful person -
照 焼 きteriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled) -
照 り焼 teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled) -
残 照 afterglow -
照 り焼 きteriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled) -
照 り返 しreflection, reflected light, reflected heat... -
照 りかえしreflection, reflected light, reflected heat... -
日 照 りdry weather, drought -
照 らしあわせるto check, to compare -
照 し合 せるto check, to compare -
照 しあわせるto check, to compare -
照 れabashment, bashfulness -
照 葉 樹 林 evergreen (glossy-leaved) forest -
照 査 checking against (up), examining by reference, verification -
照 尺 sight (of a firearm)