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KanjiN2Grade 4 · 小413 strokesRadical 火

照 · illuminate, shine

照 is a kanji meaning illuminate, shine, compare, bashful. It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ショウshō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • てるteru
  • てらすterasu
  • てれるtereru

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 照 · 7 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 照
WordReadingMeaningLevel
対照たいしょうcontrast, antithesis, comparisonN3
照明しょうめいilluminationN3
照らすてらすto shine on, to illuminateN2
照るてるto shineN2
参照さんしょうreference, consultation, consultationN1
照合しょうごうcheck, verificationN1
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More words that use 照
WordReadingMeaningLevel
照り返すてりかえすto reflect, to throw back lightN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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