Japanese symbol for “candelabra”
枝つき燭台
えだつきしょくだい
Romaji: edatsukishokudai
candelabra; candelabrum; girandole
In Japanese, candelabra is 枝つき燭台, read えだつきしょくだい (edatsukishokudai).
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Meanings
- n candelabra; candelabrum; girandole
Written forms: 枝つき燭台、枝付き燭台. Readings: えだつきしょくだい.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 枝豆 | えだまめ edamame | edamame (green soybeans) |
| 小枝 | こえだ koeda | twig; spray |
| 枝葉 | えだは edaha | branches and leaves; foliage |
| 爪楊枝 | つまようじ tsumayouji | toothpick |
| 大枝 | おおえだ ooeda | large branch; bough |
| 枯れ枝 | かれえだ kareeda | dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch |
| 蝋燭 | ろうそく rousoku | candle |
| 燭台 | しょくだい shokudai | candlestick; candlestand |
| 舞台 | ぶたい butai | stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “candelabra”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.