Memory phrase for the Kanji: 照

照

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Meaning illuminate, light, shine

Pronunciation

SHŌ
teru

Explanation

Top: clear/bright 昭 (The sun 日 is summoned 召, such that it gets bright & clear) [summon 召 = with sword 刀 and mouth 口], below: fire 灬

Mnemonic
 
A bright fire for illumination. - (Or: As if the sun was summoned, is the fire that illuminates.)

Radicals

召 to call, summon
灬 fireBoth the radical renga and this radical 火 are used for fire.
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 Vocabulary

照る てる  to shine
照明 しょうめい  illumination
参照 さんしょう  reference, consultation, consultation
対照 たいしょう  contrast, antithesis, comparison
照らす てらす  to shine on, to illuminate
照り返す てりかえす  to reflect, to throw back light
照合 しょうごう  collation, comparison

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