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Dictionary: “灯”

灯

ひ

light; lamp

Example sentence

There was a light burning in the window.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

灯
On
とう
Kun
ひ;ほ-;ともしび;とも.す;あかり
Stroke count
6

・lamp

・a light

・light

・counter for lights

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Related words to 灯

49 related words

灯火

とうか

→

light;lamplight

灯油

とうゆ

→

kerosene;paraffin;lamp oil

灯台

とうだい

→

lighthouse

灯台

とうだい

→

old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

灯す

ともす

→

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.);to turn on (a light)

灯火管制

とうかかんせい

→

blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)

灯り

あかり

→

(a) light;lights;lamp

灯

ともし

→

light;lamp

灯

あかし

→

light (esp. as a religious offering);lamp

灯

とう

→

light;lamp

灯明

とうみょう

→

light offered to a god or Buddha;votive light

灯籠流し

とうろうながし

→

ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river

灯明かり

ひあかり

→

lamplight;torchlight

灯心

とうしん

→

(lamp) wick

灯をつける

ひをつける

→

to turn on the light

灯火

ともしび

→

light;lamp;torch

灯涼し

ひすずし

→

coolness of distant twinkling lights (on a summer night)

灯体

とうたい

→

theatrical light;instrument (US theatre light);lantern (UK theatre light);stage light

灯点し頃

ひともしごろ

→

early evening;dusk;lamp-lighting time;lighting-up time

灯影

とうえい

→

flicker of light

灯籠

とうろう

→

garden lantern;hanging lantern

灯下

とうか

→

place by the lamp;area under the lamp

灯台下暗し

とうだいもとくらし

→

it is darkest under the lamp post;it's hard to see what is under your nose;go abroad to hear of home;you must go into the country to hear what news at London

灯台守

とうだいもり

→

lighthouse keeper

灯光

とうこう

→

lamplight

灯台草

とうだいぐさ

→

wartweed (Euphorbia helioscopia);sun splurge

灯る

ともる

→

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb);to be lighted;to be burning

灯

とう

→

counter for electric lights

灯

ともし

→

baiting deer with a lighted torch

灯

ともしび

→

light;lamp;torch

灯

とぼし

→

light;lamp

灯る

とぼる

→

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb);to be lighted;to be burning

灯影

ほかげ

→

firelight;shadows or forms moving in firelight

灯を付ける

ひをつける

→

to turn on the light

灯明かり

ほあかり

→

lamplight;torchlight

灯し

あかし

→

light (esp. as a religious offering);lamp

灯篭

とうろう

→

garden lantern;hanging lantern

灯芯

とうしん

→

(lamp) wick

灯す

とぼす

→

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.);to turn on (a light)

灯蛾

ひとりが

→

garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)

灯台もと暗し

とうだいもとくらし

→

it is darkest under the lamp post;it's hard to see what is under your nose;go abroad to hear of home;you must go into the country to hear what news at London

灯りを消す

あかりをけす

→

to turn the lights off

灯台草科

とうだいぐさか

→

Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)

灯台躑躅

どうだんつつじ

→

Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant)

灯明り

ひあかり

→

lamplight;torchlight

灯を点ける

ひをつける

→

to turn on the light

灯明り

ほあかり

→

lamplight;torchlight

灯台つつじ

どうだんつつじ

→

Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant)

灯し火

ともしび

→

light;lamp;torch