Kanji
Readingしょう
Frequency26%
Used in (149 in total)
illumination; lighting
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
collation; comparison
contrast; antithesis; comparison
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
sighting device; sights
seeing clearly
meditation; contemplation
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
good contrast; marked contrast
light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.
bead or front sight of a firearm
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
night lighting; nighttime illumination
(intensity of) illumination; illuminance
comparison and contrast
universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
reflection; evening glow; sunset glow
lighting equipment
evergreen (glossy-leaved) forest
contemplative; meditative; meditational
call by reference (computer)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
balance inquiry (bank account)
letter of inquiry; letter of enquiry
reflection of light (sunlight)
East Asian evergreen forest culture (theory)
looking down (from the heavens); visit of a high-ranking person
sight (of a firearm)
chrysanthemum grown with artificial light
reference; quotation
checking against (up); examining by reference; verification
retina verification; retinal scan
sunset; setting sun
subordinate reference
reference (function) call
counterglow; counter glow
reference (e.g. for a job)
reference (e.g. on CV, resume)
portal film (e.g. in radiotherapy)
(see the) following table or tables
illuminometer; luminometer; illuminance meter
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
epi-illumination; illumination that impinges on the sample from the viewing direction
look carefully where your own footsteps fall; seek enlightenment by knowing yourself and not by watching others; know thyself
Earth light (illumination of the moon by light reflected from the Earth); earthshine
light of the evening sun; setting sun
floodlight; floodlight projector
reflexive pronoun (in Japanese grammar only)
bibliographic reference
irradiation field (of X-rays)
aiming symbol; aiming circle; aiming field
access; reference; fetch
column reference; see column below
Jōshōji sect (of Shin Buddhism)