1.
sunshine; sunlight; clear weather
Bright sunshine or clear, sunny weather.
真夏の照りがきつい。
The midsummer sunshine is intense.
照りが続いて水不足が心配だ。
With the unrelenting sunshine, there are concerns about water shortage.
日照りと雨降りを繰り返す天気だ。
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.
照り焼きチキンを作った。
I made teriyaki chicken.
たれを塗って照りを出す。
Apply sauce to create a glaze.
表面に美しい照りが出るまで焼くのがコツだ。
The trick is to grill it until a beautiful glaze appears on the surface.
USAGE:
The cooking sense is widely known through 照り焼き (teriyaki), a cooking technique where food is grilled with a sweet soy sauce glaze. The 照り refers to the shiny glaze that the sauce creates.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 照り焼き (teriyaki — glazed grilling)
- 照りを出す (to bring out a glaze)
- 照りが出る (a glaze/sheen appears)
- 日照り (drought caused by prolonged sunshine)
KANJI NOTE:
From the verb 照る (to shine). The noun form retains the core meaning of shining or gleaming.