照(て)り

てり
noun
shine; glaze; luster
foodweather
1. sunshine; sunlight; clear weather
Bright sunshine or clear, sunny weather.
真夏(まなつ)の照(て)りがきつい。
The midsummer sunshine is intense.
照(て)りが続(つづ)いて水不足(みずぶそく)が心配(しんぱい)だ。
With the unrelenting sunshine, there are concerns about water shortage.
日照(にっしょう)りと雨降(あめふ)りを繰(く)り返(かえ)す天気(てんき)だ。
The weather alternates between sunshine and rain.
2. glaze; luster; sheen
A shiny, glossy finish, especially on food. In cooking, refers to the attractive glossy coating achieved by brushing sauce (typically soy sauce and mirin) while grilling or broiling.
照(て)り焼(や)きチキンを作(つく)った。
I made teriyaki chicken.
たれを塗(ぬ)って照(て)りを出(だ)す。
Apply sauce to create a glaze.
表面(ひょうめん)に美(うつく)しい照(て)りが出(で)るまで焼(や)くのがコツだ。
The trick is to grill it until a beautiful glaze appears on the surface.

Usage

The cooking sense is widely known through 照(て)り焼(や)き (teriyaki), a cooking technique where food is grilled with a sweet soy sauce glaze. The 照(て)り refers to the shiny glaze that the sauce creates.

Common collocations

  • 照(て)り焼(や)き (teriyaki — glazed grilling)
  • 照(て)りを出(だ)す (to bring out a glaze)
  • 照(て)りが出(で)る (a glaze/sheen appears)
  • 日(ひ)照(で)り (drought caused by prolonged sunshine)

Writing

From the verb 照(て)る (to shine). The noun form retains the core meaning of shining or gleaming.

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Added 2026.3.12 14:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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