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What does 照らす (てらす, terasu) mean?

照らす (てらす, terasu) means to illuminate, to shine on; to compare against.

Quick facts
Readingてらす
Romajiterasu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
てらす
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonterasu

to illuminate, to shine on; to compare against

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to shine on; to illuminate
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to compare (with); to refer to

Example sentences

  • The moon brightly lights up the night road.

  • Please make your judgment in light of the facts.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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