EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to shine

    降っても照っても明日は出発します。
    Rain or shine, I will start tomorrow.
  2. to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

    from 面照るsee 曇るsee くもる・4

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

illuminate, shine, compare, bashful

Kun
て.るて.らすて.れる
On
ショウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1004 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Used in names as

あきてる

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-9-4SKIP code
4d9.12The Kanji Dictionary
6733.6Four corner code
3840deroo
7167Unicode hex code
1-30-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2785Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3457New Nelson (John Haig)
2827New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3506Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1809Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2461Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
170Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
182Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1072A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
675Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19226Morohashi
510A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
998Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1035Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
433sakade
719Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
541henshall3
606Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
868Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1281Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
172Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhao4Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level