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Kanji Detail for 燭 - "candle, lamp"

燭

  • Meaning

    燭 means "candle, lamp." Also associated with illuminate.

    1. Candle - A source of light from wax and wick.

    2. Lamp - An illuminating light source.

    3. Illuminate - To light up; to brighten.

  • Words using 燭

    • 蝋燭 ろうそく Listen candle

  • Tattoo check: 燭

    • Verified meaning: candle, lamp
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しき)
    • Also carries these associations: illuminate

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 燭

    Surnames 燭(しき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    light; candlepower

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    candle, taper; to shine, illuminate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    candle; (literary) to illuminate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    An object that burns to produce light. Usually made from tallow and coated with wax, hence called 蠟燭 (wax candle). | To illuminate. As in 洞燭無遺 (thoroughly illuminating without omission), meaning able to see through hidden feelings. | When the four seasons are harmonious, it is called 玉燭 (jade candle). Seen in (Erya). | 風燭 (candle in the wind). Means a person's life is like a candle in the wind, easily extinguished and precarious.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoku(ショク) ショク

    soku(ソク) ソク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tomoshibi(ともしび) ともしび

  • Strokes

    tip

    17 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords

    candle lamp illuminate light flame wax wick burn glow shine taper illumination fire brightness radiance luminous

Sentences including 燭

  • Tom blew out the candles.

  • That candle isn't white.

  • The candle went out by itself.

  • Candles gleamed brightly beside the jacuzzi.

  • With deep and reverent awe I replaced the candelabrum in its former position.

  • The Way to see by Faith, is to shut the Eye of Reason: The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle.

  • The monkey, who came from the mountain to play in the village, picked up a red candle. There aren't many red candles. So the monkey thought of it as a firework. He brought it back to the mountain with care.

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