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灯 kanji
lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
トウ
Kun readings
ひほ-ともしびともすあかり
Variant forms
燈Words with 灯
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —灯心(lamp) wick
- —無灯without lights
- —献灯votive lantern in a shrine or temple
- —門灯gate lamp
- —神灯sacred light
- —舷灯running lights; sidelight; side light
- —灯下place by the lamp; area under the lamp
- —灯光lamplight
- —法灯light of Buddhism
- —魚灯lights to lure fish
- —弧灯arc lamp
- —角灯square hand-lantern
- —紅灯red light
- —孤灯solitary light
- —灯籠garden lantern; hanging lantern
- —洋灯lamp
- —竜灯phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering
- —灯体theatrical light; instrument (US theatre light); lantern (UK theatre light); stage light
- —常灯continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar); roadside lamp that stays lit all night
- —火灯pottery lantern (curved conical shape)