灯
lamp; a light; light; counter for lights
6 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 1605.
Readings
- トウ (on reading): 電灯 (でんとう) electric light; 灯 (とう) light
- ともす (kun reading): 灯る (ともる) to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); 火灯し頃 (ひともしごろ) early evening
- ひ (kun reading): 灯 (ひ) light; 灯をつける (ひをつける) to turn on the light
- ほ (kun reading)
- ともしび (kun reading): 風前の灯 (ふうぜんのともしび) precarious situation
- あかり (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 鬼灯 (ほおずき) ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii)
Components
Words using 灯
- 電灯 (でんとう) electric light
- 灯 (とう) light
- 灯台 (とうだい) lighthouse
- 点灯 (てんとう) lighting (a lamp)
- 懐中電灯 (かいちゅうでんとう) (electric) torch
- 灯る (ともる) to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb)
- 火灯し頃 (ひともしごろ) early evening
- 灯 (ともし) light
- 掻灯 (かいともし) lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine
- 闇夜の灯火 (やみよのともしび) light in the darkness
- 鬼灯 (ほおずき) ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii)
- 灯 (ひ) light
- 灯をつける (ひをつける) to turn on the light
- 灯涼し (ひすずし) coolness of distant twinkling lights (on a summer night)
- 灯明かり (ひあかり) lamplight
- 風前の灯 (ふうぜんのともしび) precarious situation
- 提灯 (ちょうちん) paper lantern
- 行灯 (あんどん) paper-enclosed standing lantern
- 昼行灯 (ひるあんどん) dunce
- 小田原提灯 (おだわらぢょうちん) (collapsible) cylindrical paper lantern
- 提灯持ち (ちょうちんもち) lantern bearer
163 words in all.