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Kanji Detail for 灯 - "lamp, light, lantern"

灯

  • Meaning

    灯 means "lamp, light, lantern."

    1. Lamp - A light source.

    2. Light - Illumination; brightness.

    3. Lantern - A portable light.

  • Words using 灯

    • 灯油 とうゆ Listen kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
    • 蛍光灯 けいこうとう Listen fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react

  • Four-character idioms with 灯

    • 新涼灯火 しんりょうとうか Listen the coolness of early autumn is suitable for reading
    • 紅灯緑酒 こうとうりょくしゅ Listen (nights of) fun, food, and drink; bright-light district; nightlife district

  • Tattoo check: 灯

    • Verified meaning: lamp, light, lantern
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あかり, とも, ともり, ともる)

    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 灯

    Given names 灯(あかり)Listen 灯(とも)Listen 灯(ともり)Listen 灯(ともる)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lamp; a light; light; counter for lights

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    lantern, lamp

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    lamp, lantern, light

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    a.kari(あかり) あかり

    hi(ひ) ひ

    ho(ほ) ほ

    tomo.su(とも-す) とも-す

    tomoshibi(ともしび) ともしび

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords

    lamp light lantern fire torch beacon beam brighten candle flame flicker gleam glow illuminate illumination radiance shine

Sentences including 灯

  • The light went on.

  • Turn off the light , please.

  • Please put the light out when you leave the room.

  • Please turn off the light before you go to bed.

  • Be sure to turn out the light when you go out.

  • Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave.

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