燈
lamp; light; counter for lights
16 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2456.
Readings
- トウ (on reading): 宝燈 (ほうとう) lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; 竿燈 (かんとう) Kanto Festival (Akita)
- ひ (kun reading)
- ほ (kun reading)
- ともしび (kun reading)
- ともす (kun reading)
- あかり (kun reading)
Components
- 火
- 登
- 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
- 口 radical mouth
- 火 radical fire
- 癶 radical dotted tent; footsteps
- 豆 radical bean
Words using 燈
- 宝燈 (ほうとう) lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
- 竿燈 (かんとう) Kanto Festival (Akita)
- 奉燈 (ほうとう) votive lantern
- 秋田竿燈まつり (あきたかんとうまつり) Akita Kantō Festival (3-6 August)
- 御神燈 (ごしんとう) light used as a religious offering
- 九蓮宝燈 (チューレンポートー) nine gates
9 words in all.