Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

1004 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: illuminate, shine, compare, bashful

Kunyomi: て.る て.らす て.れる

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: れっか

Meaning: fire

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

明(しょうめい)   illumination, lighting

(ざんしょう)   afterglow

権(にっしょうけん)   the right to sunshine

的な(たいしょうてきな)   contrastive

合する(しょうごうする)   collate, compare

会する(しょうかいする)   make inquiries

する(さんしょうする)   compare, consult, refer to

る(てる)   shine [v.i.]

らす(てらす)   illuminate [v.t.]

れる(てれる)   be shy, feel awkward

れくさい(てれくさい)   be embarrassed

Onyomi Examples

ショウシャ irradiation, radiation, beaming, exposure (to light), illumination

ショウカイ inquiry, enquiry, query, reference

ニッショウ sunlight

ザンショウ afterglow

Kunyomi Examples

てる to shine, to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

てるてる坊主 てるてるぼうず paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

らす てらす to shine on, to illuminate, to compare (with), to refer to

あまてらす Amaterasu, sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan

れる てれる to be shy, to be bashful, to feel awkward, to feel embarrassed