Japanese symbol for “candlestick”
燭台
しょくだい
Romaji: shokudai
candlestick; candlestand
In Japanese, candlestick is 燭台, read しょくだい (shokudai).
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Meanings
- n candlestick; candlestand
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “candlestick”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ローソク足 | ろうそくあし rousokuashi | candlestick (of a candlestick chart) |
| キャンドルスティック | キャンドルスティック kyandorusutikku | candlestick |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蝋燭 | ろうそく rousoku | candle |
| 華燭 | かしょく kashoku | bright light |
| 華燭の典 | かしょくのてん kashokunoten | wedding ceremony |
| 燭光 | しょっこう shokkou | candlepower |
| 手燭 | てしょく teshoku | portable candlestick |
| 舞台 | ぶたい butai | stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.) |
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon; hurricane |
| 台湾 | たいわん taiwan | Taiwan |
See also: Chinese symbol for “candlestick”.
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.