13 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 4th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N2
                                            illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
Kun'yomi
- て - る - to shine ②to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.) 
- て - ら - す - to shine on ②to compare (with) 
- て - れ - る - to be shy 
On'yomi
- ショウ 
Nanori
- あき 
- てる 
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 7167 | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-30-40 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2785 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3457 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2827 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3506 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1809 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2461 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 170 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 182 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1072 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 675 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 19226 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 510 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 998 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1035 | 
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 433 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 719 | 
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 541 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 606 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 868 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1281 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 172 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4d9.12 | 
| Four corner code | 6733.6 | 
| De Roo Code | 3840 |