照 (teru) Kanji Meaning: "Illuminate" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: Fire brightens all: shine.

照 means illuminate

shine, compare, bashful

Fire brightens all: shine.

On'yomi

  • ショウshou

Kun'yomi

  • て(る)teru
  • て(らす)terasu
  • て(れる)tereru

How it's built

  • 昭
  • 灬fire

Common words

  • 照明しょうめいillumination; lighting
  • 対照たいしょうcontrast; antithesis
  • 照るてるto shine
  • 参照さんしょうreference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation

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