照り返し

照り返し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
照	返
て Grade: 4	かえ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 照りかえし
• 照返し

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) てりかえし [tèríkáéshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [te̞ɾʲika̠e̞ɕi]

Noun

照り返し (hiragana てりかえし, rōmaji terikaeshi, historical hiragana てりかへし)

1. reflection; reflected light or heat
2. reflector in a lamp or electric light to increase the intensity of the light

Synonyms

• 反 (はん)照 (しょう) (hanshō)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN