照らす

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Originally causative of 照る (teru, to shine), from 照ら (irrealis) +‎ (classical causative auxiliary, originally with shimonidan conjugation; modern せる), hence "to make shine"

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "照らす"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
照らす らす [tèrású]
Imperative (命令形) 照らせ らせ [tèrásé]
Key constructions
Passive 照らされる らされる [tèrásárérú]
Causative 照らさせる らさせる [tèrásásérú]
Potential 照らせる らせる [tèrásérú]
Volitional 照らそう らそ [tèrásóꜜò]
Negative 照らさない らさない [tèrásánáí]
Negative perfective 照らさなかった らさなかった [tèrásánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 照らします らしま [tèráshímáꜜsù]
Perfective 照らした らした [tèráshítá]
Conjunctive 照らして らして [tèráshíté]
Hypothetical conditional 照らせば らせ [tèráséꜜbà]

Verb[edit]

()らす (terasutransitive godan (stem ()らし (terashi), past ()らした (terashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 照らす
mediopassive 照る
  1. to illuminate
    青天井(あおてんじょう)()らせ
    Aotenjō o terase!
    Illuminate the heavens!
  2. to shine upon
  3. to refer to
    事実(じじつ)()らして…
    jijitsu ni terashite…
    in light of the facts…

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN