灯 — kanji meaning “lamp”
灯
lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
- Meanings
- lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
- On'yomi
- トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi
- ひ、ほ-、ともしび、とも.す、あかり
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1605 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- dēng — Chinese character page
Words with 灯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灯油 | とうゆ touyu | kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil |
| 電灯 | でんとう dentou | electric light |
| 灯台 | とうだい toudai | lighthouse |
| 消灯 | しょうとう shoutou | putting out the lights; turning off the lights |
| 街灯 | がいとう gaitou | street light; streetlamp |
| 点灯 | てんとう tentou | lighting (a lamp); turning on a light |
| 灯火 | とうか touka | light; lamplight |
| 提灯 | ちょうちん chouchin | paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern |
| 灯す | ともす tomosu | to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light) |
| 提灯 | ていとう teitou | paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern |
| 灯火 | ともしび tomoshibi | light; lamp; torch |
| 走馬灯 | そうまとう soumatou | revolving lantern |
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