Kanji照
Readingしょう
Frequency26%
Used in (166 in total)
illumination; lighting
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
contrast; antithesis; comparison
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
sighting device; sights
seeing clearly; (gods or Buddha) bearing witness (of)
contemplation; meditation; (objective) observation
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
good contrast; marked contrast
bead (of a gun); front sight; foresight
light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
headlight (on a vehicle)
night lighting; nighttime illumination
rear sight (of a firearm)
radar lock-on; fire-control radar illumination
(intensity of) illumination; illuminance
comparison and contrast
lighting equipment
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
reflection; evening glow; sunset glow
(anti-aircraft) searchlight
reference check (e.g. for a job)
evergreen (glossy-leaved) forest
contemplative; meditative; meditational
call by reference; pass by reference
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
control group (in an experiment)
balance inquiry (of a bank account)
checking against (up); examining by reference; verification
letter of inquiry; letter of enquiry
reflection of light (sunlight)
East Asian evergreen forest culture (theory)
reference relationship; lookup relationship
looking down (from the heavens); visit of a high-ranking person
control group (in an experiment)
chrysanthemum grown with artificial light
sight (of a firearm)
reference; quotation
reference (e.g. for a job)
external reference; EXTRN
miniature; small photograph
look carefully where your own footsteps fall; seek enlightenment by knowing yourself and not by watching others; know thyself
retina verification; retinal scan
(Chinese) passport
artificial light culture; cultivation using artificial lighting
sunset; setting sun
reference (function) call
counterglow; counter glow
portal film (e.g. in radiotherapy)
(see the) following table or tables
illuminometer; luminometer; illuminance meter
reconciliation (in accounting)
subordinate reference
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
epi-illumination; illumination that impinges on the sample from the viewing direction
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)
may Takeminakata (Suwa) and Hachiman bear witness; samurai vow of truthfulness