Keyword
illuminate
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig182
Readings
て
(72%)
Composed of
shining
fire sparks
Used in vocabulary (246 in total)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
illumination; lighting
embarrassing; awkward
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
hiding one's embarrassment
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
abashment; bashfulness
to check; to compare
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
embarrassing; awkward
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
very shy person; bashful person
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
to reflect; to throw back light
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
contrast; antithesis; comparison
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
dry weather; drought
sighting device; sights
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
seeing clearly; (gods or Buddha) bearing witness (of)
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to shine brilliantly
to shine; to glow
good contrast; marked contrast
contemplation; meditation; (objective) observation
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
bead (of a gun); front sight; foresight
to check; to compare
radar lock-on; fire-control radar illumination
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun
headlight (on a vehicle)
night lighting; nighttime illumination
rear sight (of a firearm)
comparison and contrast
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
(intensity of) illumination; illuminance
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun
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
to check; to compare
to shine over
evergreen (glossy-leaved) forest
universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
reference check (e.g. for a job)
teriyaki burger; teriyaki hamburger
Mahavairocana (esp. in esoteric Buddhism)
balance inquiry (of a bank account)
(anti-aircraft) searchlight
contemplative; meditative; meditational
to check; to compare
sultry weather; slightly overcast, windless, hot and muggy weather
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
to check; to compare
beautiful shiny autumn leaves
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
call by reference; pass by reference
control group (in an experiment)
to mutually shine on (each other)
(anti-aircraft) searchlight
to check; to compare
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
checking against (up); examining by reference; verification
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
East Asian evergreen forest culture (theory)
reflection of light (sunlight)
to shed light on each other
letter of inquiry; letter of enquiry
a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; (lit.) a broken mirror will never shine again
type of theater which combines elements of noh, kyogen, and kabuki with dances and popular songs (theatre)
reference relationship; lookup relationship
control group (in an experiment)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
sight (of a firearm)
looking down (from the heavens); visit of a high-ranking person
chrysanthemum grown with artificial light
lighting equipment
cream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere; (lit.) lapis lazuli and crystals shine when lit up
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
reference; quotation
reference (e.g. for a job)
artificial light culture; cultivation using artificial lighting
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
illuminometer; luminometer; illuminance meter
to shine into; to shine upon
external reference; EXTRN
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
miniature; small photograph
look carefully where your own footsteps fall; seek enlightenment by knowing yourself and not by watching others; know thyself
(Chinese) passport
retina verification; retinal scan
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
to become bright with sunlight following a shower
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
baiting deer with a lighted torch
sultry weather; slightly overcast, windless, hot and muggy weather
beautiful shiny autumn leaves
tamanu (Calophyllum inophyllum); Alexandrian laurel
to shine into; to shine upon
sunset; setting sun
(see the) following table or tables
floodlight; floodlight projector
stretch of sunshine (after rain)
fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk
column reference; see column below
irradiation field (of X-rays)
Earth light (illumination of the moon by light reflected from the Earth); earthshine
Jōshōji sect (of Shin Buddhism)
epi-illumination; illumination that impinges on the sample from the viewing direction
reflexive pronoun (in Japanese grammar only)
subordinate reference
access; reference; fetch
reference (function) call
bibliographic reference
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
aiming symbol; aiming circle; aiming field
portal film (e.g. in radiotherapy)
light of the evening sun; setting sun
counterglow; counter glow
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer nods; (lit.) even a polished mirror conceals its reverse side
cream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere; (lit.) you realize what things are lapis lazuli and crystal when they are lit up
reconciliation (in accounting)
blushing face; bashful expression
may Takeminakata (Suwa) and Hachiman bear witness; samurai vow of truthfulness
Examples (75 in total)
The light leaks through the gaps between the fingers, illuminating the surroundings in blue.
The day when your light illuminates the world is not far off.
Moon, please gently illuminate everything.