照 is the Japanese kanji for illuminate, shine, compare, bashful. It is written with 13 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is て.る、て.らす、て.れる and its on reading is ショウ.
Stroke order
Words with 照
- 照るto shine
- 照らすto shine on, to illuminate
- 照りsunshine, dry weather, luster
- 参照reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes), consultation, comparison
- 照明illumination, lighting
- 対照contrast, antithesis, comparison
Practice 照 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.