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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
  3. light
  4. counter for lights

Popular Usage

電灯蛍光灯

Radicals and components

Radical火fireComponents

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

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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