N1 Standards and Accordance

~に照てらして: meaning, usage and examples

~に照てらして means: in light of... / compared with...

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 彼かれの行動こうどうを常識じょうしきに照てらして考かんがえると、理解りかいしがたい。

   When considered in light of common sense, his actions are hard to understand.

2. 法ほうに照てらして、判決はんけつが下くだされた。

   A verdict was delivered in light of the law.

3. 社内しゃない規定きていに照てらして、処分しょぶんを検討けんとうすることになった。

   It was decided to consider disciplinary action in light of company regulations.

4. 過去かこのデータに照てらしてみると、今年ことしの暑あつさは異常いじょうだ。

   Compared with past data, this year's heat is unusual.

When to use it

Means checking or judging something against a standard, such as law, rules, common sense or past data. It is like holding the case up to a light to see how it compares. Example: 社内しゃない規定きていに照てらして処分しょぶんを決きめる (decide the penalty in light of company rules). The second clause is usually a judgment or evaluation.

Nuance

Formal; used in law, business, news and analysis. The noun is a standard or a record used for comparison: 法ほう, 規則きそく, 常識じょうしき, 経験けいけん, 過去かこのデータ. The second clause expresses a judgment, decision or conclusion.

Compare

に則のっとって means following rules as you act: ルールに則のっとって試合しあいを行おこなう. に照てらして means comparing a case with a standard to judge it: 規則きそくに照てらして違反いはんかどうか判断はんだんする. を踏ふまえて uses information as a basis for the next step: 結果けっかを踏ふまえて改善かいぜんする.

Tip: 照てらす means "to shine light on." Imagine checking a document against the light of the law, then making a judgment.