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Kanji Detail for 照 - "to shine, to compare"

照

  • Meaning

    照 means "to shine, to compare." Also associated with photograph.

    1. Shine - To emit light; to illuminate.

    2. Compare - To examine together.

    3. Photograph - To take a picture.

  • Words using 照

    • 対照的 たいしょうてき Listen contrastive
    • 参照 さんしょう Listen reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison
    • 照明 しょうめい Listen illumination; lighting
    • 照準 しょうじゅん Listen sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
    • 対照 たいしょう Listen contrast; antithesis; comparison
    • 日照 にっしょう Listen sunlight
    • 照会 しょうかい Listen inquiry; query; enquiry
    • 照射 しょうしゃ Listen irradiation; radiation; beaming

  • Four-character idioms with 照

    • 脚下照顧 きゃっかしょうこ Listen look carefully where your own footsteps fall; seek enlightenment by knowing yourself and not by watching others; know thyself

  • Tattoo check: 照

    • Verified meaning: to shine, to compare
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, かつお, かつしげ)
    • Also carries these associations: photograph

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 照

    Given names 照(あきら)Listen 照(しょう)Listen 照(てらし)Listen 照(てらす)Listen

    Surnames 照(あき)Listen 照(かつお)Listen 照(かつしげ)Listen 照(かつとし)Listen 照(かつはた)Listen 照(かつみ)Listen 照(しょうじ)Listen 照(しょうはち)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    illuminate; shine; compare; bashful

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    shine, illumine, reflect

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 照[zhao4]; to shine; to illuminate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to shine, to reflect, to illuminate

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    What light illuminates. (Doctrine of the Mean) "Where the sun and moon shine." | Colloquially, credentials are called 照. As in 執照 (license), 護照 (passport). | Notice is called 照. As in 照會 (diplomatic note), 知照 (notification). | Imitating is called 照. As in 照例 (according to precedent), 照樣 (following the pattern). | Checking is called 照. As in 查照 (to verify), 對照 (to compare). | Photography is called 照. As in 玉照 (your photograph), 小照 (small portrait).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    te.rasu(て-らす) て-らす

    te.reru(て-れる) て-れる

    te.ru(て-る) て-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords

    shine compare photograph embarrassment glare light illuminate reflect beam bright glow radiance mirror examine illumination

Sentences including 照

  • Check your answer with his.

  • Rain or shine , i will start tomorrow.

  • I often refer to the dictionary.

  • The sun is shining hot.

  • The moon was on the lake.

  • There's a lot of glare.

  • He was embarrassed.

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