This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショウ、て.る、て.らす、て.れる
Romaji: shō, te.ru, te.rasu, te.reru
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あき、てる
Romaji: aki, teru
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Romaji

Meanings

illuminate, shine, compare, bashful

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  86
Frequency:  1004
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-9-4
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  zhao4
Unicode:  7167
JIS:  3E48

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2827
Nelson Index: 2785
New Nelson Index: 3457
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d9.12
Four Corner Index: 6733.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 510
Gakken Index: 1072
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19226
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0484
Remembering the kanji Index: 170
Kanji Flashcards Index: 719
Kodansha Compact Index: 1281
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 541
Kanji in Context Index: 868
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1809
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2461
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 172
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 182
Essential Kanji Index: 675
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3506
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3840
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 433
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 606

Words

参照 (さんしょう)
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
対照 (たいしょう)
contrast; antithesis; comparison
照射 (しょうしゃ)
exposure
(ともし)
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
日照 (にっしょう)
sunlight
照明 (しょうめい)
illumination; lighting
照準 (しょうじゅん)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
照らす (てらす)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
東照宮 (とうしょうぐう)
Toshogu Shrine
照会 (しょうかい)
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
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