燭 — kanji meaning “light”
燭
light, candlepower
- Meanings
- light, candlepower
- On'yomi
- ソク (soku)、ショク (shoku)
- Kun'yomi
- ともしび
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- zhú — Chinese character page
Words with 燭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蝋燭 | ろうそく rousoku | candle |
| 燭台 | しょくだい shokudai | candlestick; candlestand |
| 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 |
| 蝋燭の芯 | ろうそくのしん rousokunoshin | wick of a candle |
| 南燭 | しゃしゃんぼ shashanbo | sea bilberry (Vaccinium bracteatum) |
| 裸蝋燭 | はだかろうそく hadakarousoku | naked candle; uncovered candle; unshaded candle |
| 秉燭 | へいしょく heishoku | holding a lamp in one's hand |
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