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灯

lamp
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingトウ
Kun readingひ、ほ-、ともしび、とも.す、あかり
JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. lampRtK
  2. a light
    台所の明かりは一晩中、灯っていた。The lights in the kitchen burned all night.tatoeba
    窓に灯がともっていた。There was a light burning in the window.tatoeba
  3. light
  4. counter for lights

Popular Usage

電灯蛍光灯

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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fire (火) · street (行) · nail · spike

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 177

Compound words

電灯でんとう
electric light
蛍光灯けいこうとう
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
街灯がいとう
street light; streetlamp
灯台とうだい
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
灯油とうゆ
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
灯すともす
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
消灯しょうとう
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
灯火とうか
light; lamplight
懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとう
(electric) torch; flashlight
外灯がいとう
outside light
幻灯げんとう
slide (used for projection)
舷灯げんとう
running lights
行灯あんどん
paper-enclosed standing lantern
挑灯ちょうちん
paper lantern
灯影ほかげ
firelight
灯蛾ひとりが
garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
灯芯とうしん
(lamp) wick
龕灯がんどう
Buddhist altar light
信号灯しんごうとう
signal light
石灯篭いしどうろう
stone lantern
石灯籠いしどうろう
stone lantern
誘蛾灯ゆうがとう
light trap (for killing insects)
螢光灯けいこうとう
fluorescent lamp
アーク灯アークとう
arc light

On Reading Examples

灯火をますの下にかくすな。とうか
Hide not your light under a bushel.tatoeba
遠くに灯火が見えた。とうか
I saw a light in the distance.tatoeba
その家は灯火で赤々と輝いていた。とうか
The house was ablaze with lights.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

パリは灯の都と呼ばれています。多くの美しい建物が夜になると点灯されます。ひ
Paris is called the City of Lights. Many beautiful buildings are lit at night.tatoeba
がは灯に集まる。ひ
Moths are attracted by light.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は電灯を消し忘れた。
He forgot to turn off the light.tatoeba
彼は新しい電灯を止めるのに針金を使った。
He used a wire to connect the new light.tatoeba
彼は暗闇で電灯のスイッチを手探りで探した。
He was feeling for the light switch in the dark.tatoeba
灯りが突然消えて暗くなった。
The lights suddenly went out and it become dark.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 灯

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