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照らす · godan verb (-su)

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

shine on; illuminate

Used for light shining on something, often with a light source as the subject. Can be literal or figurative.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Used in the pattern ～に照らして, meaning 'in light of' or 'by reference to'. Common in formal contexts such as rules, precedents, or standards.

〈物もの〉が〈場ば所しょ〉を照てらす(a light source) illuminates (a place)
街がい灯とうが夜よる道みちを照てらす。
The streetlight illuminates the night road.
〈事こと〉に照てらして考かんがえるto think about something in light of (a standard, rule, etc.)
この判はん決けつは憲けん法ぽうに照てらして考かんがえるべきだ。
This ruling should be considered in light of the constitution.

照てるN2
照らす is the transitive partner meaning 'to shine a light on something', while 照る is intransitive, describing the light source itself shining.

照てらし出だす sense 1
照らし出す emphasizes suddenly revealing something by light (often dramatic), while 照らす is the plain, general verb for shining light on something.
照てらし合あわせる sense 2
照らし合わせる means to check two things against each other in detail, whereas 照らす in its comparison sense is more general, as in ～に照らして 'in light of'.
参さん照しょうN1sense 2
参照する means to look up or consult a reference, while 照らす (in ～に照らして) means to judge something by comparing it against a standard or rule.

照てれるN1
照れる shares the kanji 照 with 照らす but means 'to be shy or embarrassed', unrelated to shining light.

Derived from 照る (to shine) with the transitive suffix す, yielding 'to cause to shine'.