照らし合わせる

• 読み: てらしあわせる
• ローマ字: terashiawaseru
• 漢字の分解: 照 (teru/shō) — shine, illuminate; 合 (awa/gō) — match, combine
• 発音: /te.ɾa.ɕi.a.wa.se.ɾɯ/

意味

To compare; to cross-reference; to check one thing against another. Used when verifying accuracy by examining two sources side by side.

A Group 2 (ichidan) compound verb from 照らす (to illuminate, to shine light on) + 合わせる (to align, to match). The image is of shining a light on two items simultaneously to see if they match. It is frequently used in legal, academic, and journalistic contexts where documents, data, or accounts must be verified against a standard or each other.

例文

1. 契約書の内容を原文と照らし合わせて、誤訳がないか確認した。
2. 目撃者の証言を防犯カメラの映像と照らし合わせると、時刻に矛盾が生じた。
3. 申請書類を法令と照らし合わせて、要件を満たしているか精査する必要がある。

使い方ガイド

場面: legal, academic, journalism, data verification

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 照らす (terasu — to illuminate, from 照 'shine') + 合わせる (awaseru — to align, match). The metaphor of illuminating two objects together to compare them dates to classical Japanese.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults (professional)

社会的背景: Professional