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

照

  • Meaning

    照 means "shine, illuminate, compare."

    1. Shine - To emit light; to illuminate.

    2. Compare - To examine together.

    3. Photograph - To take a picture.

  • 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).
  • Onyomitip

    shoh(しょう) しょう

  • Kunyomitip

    te.rasu(てらす) てらす

    te.reru(てれる) てれる

    te.ru(てる) てる

  • Strokestip

    13 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords
    shine illuminate light bright radiant compare contrast verify photograph picture ray beam glow reflect warm sunny clear evidence reference proof

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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