Moto 灯: Lamp; A Light; LightKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- トウ
- Kun'yomi
- ひ、ほ-、ともしび、とも(す)、あかり
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 207 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (トウ)
- 灯油とうゆkerosene; paraffin
- 灯台とうだいlighthouse
- 電灯でんとうelectric light
- 懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとう(electric) torch; flashlight
- 消灯しょうとうputting out the light; switching off the light
- 灯火管制とうかかんせいblackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)
- 点灯てんとうlighting (a lamp); turning on a light
- 蛍光灯けいこうとうfluorescent lamp; fluorescent light
- 街灯がいとうstreet light
- げん灯げんとうrunning lights; sidelight
- ご神灯ごしんとうlight used as a religious offering
- まわり灯篭まわりどうろうrevolving lantern
- アーク灯アークとうarc light
- ガス灯ガスとうgas light; gas lamp
- ナトリウム灯ナトリウムとうsodium-vapor lamp; sodium-vapour lamp
- ランプ点灯ランプてんとうlighting of a lamp
- 万灯まんどうBuddhist lantern festival
- 万灯会まんどうえBuddhist lantern festival
- 予告灯よこくとうadvance warning light (e.g. with road hazards, trains, elevators, etc.)
- 信号灯しんごうとうsignal light
- 制動灯せいどうとうbrake light; stoplight
- 前照灯ぜんしょうとうheadlights
- 吊り灯籠つりどうろうhanging lantern
- 回り灯籠まわりどうろうrevolving lantern
- 回転灯かいてんとうflashing lights; revolving lights
- 外灯がいとうoutside light
- 天井灯てんじょうとうceiling light
- 太陽灯たいようとうsunlamp
- 奉灯ほうとうvotive lantern
- 孤灯ことうsolitary light
- 安全灯あんぜんとうsafety lamp
- 宝灯ほうとうlighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light
- 室内灯しつないとうroom light; interior light
- 尾灯びとうtail-light (taillight); tail lamp (taillamp)
- 常夜灯じょうやとうlight that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night
- 常灯じょうとうcontinuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)
- 常灯明じょうとうみょうcontinuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)
- 幻灯げんとうslide (used for projection)
- 幻灯機げんとうきmagic lantern; slide projector
- 弧灯ことうarc lamp
- 御神灯ごしんとうlight used as a religious offering
Words that use a kun'yomi
Other readings
- 提灯ちょうちんpaper lantern; Chinese lantern
- 灯りあかりlight; illumination
- 灯火ひlight; lamp
- アメリカ白灯蛾アメリカしろひとりfall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
- アリストテレスの提灯アリストテレスのちょうちんAristotle's lantern
- 丸提灯まるちょうちんround paper lantern
- 丸行灯まるあんどんcylindrical paper lantern
- 九連宝灯チューレンパオトウnine gates; winning hand consisting of one pung of 1s, one pung of 9s and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit
- 八方行灯はっぽうあんどんlarge hanging paper lantern
- 円提灯まるちょうちんround paper lantern
- 吊り行灯つりあんどんhanging paper lantern
- 小田原提灯おだわらぢょうちん(collapsible) cylindrical paper lantern
- 弓張り提灯ゆみはりぢょうちんpaper lantern with bow-shaped handle
- 弓張提灯ゆみはりぢょうちんpaper lantern with bow-shaped handle
- 強盗提灯がんどうちょうちんflashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
- 御灯みあかしlighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
- 御灯明みあかしlighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
Showing the 60 most common of 207 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 灯
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