I Love Kanji照らす (terasu)
照らす (てらす, terasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to shine on; to illuminate”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- てらす
- Romaji
- terasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to shine on; to illuminate · godan verb, transitive
- to compare (with); to refer to · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 照らす
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 照らす | てらす terasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 照らします | てらします terashimasu |
| Negative | 照らさない | てらさない terasanai |
| Polite negative | 照らしません | てらしません terashimasen |
| Past | 照らした | てらした terashita |
| Polite past | 照らしました | てらしました terashimashita |
| Negative past | 照らさなかった | てらさなかった terasanakatta |
| Te-form | 照らして | てらして terashite |
| Potential | 照らせる | てらせる teraseru |
| Passive | 照らされる | てらされる terasareru |
| Causative | 照らさせる | てらさせる terasaseru |
| Volitional | 照らそう | てらそう terasou |
| Imperative | 照らせ | てらせ terase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 照らせば | てらせば teraseba |
Kanji in 照らす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 照らす.
対照たいしょうcontrast照明しょうめいillumination照るてるto shine参照さんしょうreference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes)照合しょうごうcheck (against)照り返すてりかえすto reflect
Source: JMdict entry 1350840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.