Kanji
N2 13 strokes Grade 4 freq #1004

illuminate, shine, compare, bashful

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

fire hi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

contrastive
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation
illumination; lighting
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim
contrast; antithesis
inquiry; query
sunlight
irradiation; radiation
check (against); collation (with)
(intensity of) illumination; illuminance

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to shine on; to illuminate
to shine
sunshine; dry weather
dry weather; drought
very shy person; bashful person
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
reflection; reflected light
to check; to compare
to be shy; to be bashful

Example sentences

There is a great contrast between city life and country life.

A cat contrasts with a dog well.

I often refer to the dictionary.

See above.