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illuminate

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingショウ

Kun readingて.る、て.らす、て.れる

Jōyō Grade 4

to shine
to look slightly upward (of a noh mask
indicating joy, etc.)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical火fire 灬variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shining · sun (日) · day (日) · summon · seduce · sword (刀) · dagger (刀) · mouth (口) · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 182

Compound words

対照たいしょう

contrast; antithesis; comparison

照らすてらす

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

東照宮とうしょうぐう

Toshogu Shrine

照れくさいてれくさい

embarrassing; awkward

参照するさんしょうする

to refer

参照さんしょう

reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)

照るてる

to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

照会しょうかい

inquiry; query; enquiry; referral (e.g. to a doctor or court); query (of a database)

照射しょうしゃ

irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination

照準しょうじゅん

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

照明しょうめい

illumination; lighting

日照にっしょう

sunlight

照れるてれる

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

(see the) following table or tables

comparison and contrast

照射するしょうしゃする

to irradiate; to beam

に照らしてにてらして

in comparison with

Additional Examples

彼は照れていた。

He was embarrassed.tatoeba

彼は取引先に照会状を書いた。

He wrote a letter of inquiry to his business contact.tatoeba

彼の住所が正しいかどうかを調べるために彼に照会した。

I checked with him to see if his address was right.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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