Kanji

Level: N2 Strokes: 13

照

Meaning in English

illuminate, shine, compare

Readings

Onyomi: ショウ Kunyomi: て.る, て.らす, て.れる Romaji: shou / te.ru, te.rasu, te.reru

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照

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese iluminar, brilhar, comparar

Spanish iluminar, brillar, comparar

Korean 비추다, 빛나다, 비교하다

French illuminer, faire briller, comparer

Italian illuminare, brillare, confrontare

German erleuchten, scheinen, vergleichen

Indonesian menerangi, bersinar, membandingkan

★ Vietnamese chiếu sáng, tỏa sáng, so sánh

Thai ส่องสว่าง, เปล่งประกาย, เปรียบเทียบ

Related kanji

N3 熱 netsu / atsu.i heat, temperature, fever N1 熟 juku / u.reru mellow, ripen, mature N1 熙 ki / tanoshi.mu, hika.ru, hiro.i, yoroko.bu, kawa.ku, akiraka, hiro.meru, hiro.maru bright, sunny, prosperous N1 烈 retsu / hage.shii ardent, violent, vehement N2 燃 nen / mo.eru, mo.yasu, mo.su burn, blaze, glow N1 燎 ryou / kagaribi burn, bonfire, incendiar N3 点 ten / tsu.keru, tsu.ku, ta.teru, sa.su, tobo.su, tomo.su, bochi spot, point, mark N1 為 i / tame, na.ru, na.su, su.ru, tari, tsuku.ru, nari do, change, make N2 炭 tan / sumi charcoal, coal, charbon de bois

Words with this kanji

N1 参照 sanshou reference, consultation, consultation N1 照合 shougou check, verification N1 照り返す terikaesu to reflect, to throw back light N2 照らす terasu to shine on, to illuminate N2 照る teru to shine N3 対照 taishou contrast, comparison, antithesis N3 照明 shoumei illumination