Kanji

灯

lamp, a light, light, counter for lights

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

火部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひ, ほ-, ともしび, ともす, あかり

Common Readings

トウ, ひ

Example sentences

灯り あかり
遠く 灯り 見える

I can see the lights of the city in the distance.

瞑色 めいしょく
瞑色 深まる につれて 灯り 一つ また 一つ 点り始めた

As the twilight deepened, the city lights began to flicker on one by one.

灯る ともる
家々 灯り 始めた

The lights in the houses began to be lit.

家々 いえいえ
通り 沿った 家々 明かり 灯った

Lights came on in the houses along the street.

灯す ともす
彼女 暗い 部屋 ろうそく 灯した

She lit a candle in the dark room.

蝋燭 ろうそく
停電 なった ので 蝋燭 灯した

Since there was a power outage, I lit a candle.

街灯 がいとう
夜道 暗い ので 街灯 明かり 頼り なる

The night road is dark, so the light of the streetlights is a lifesaver.

きえる きえる
なっても 街灯 明かり きえない

Even at night, the streetlights do not go out.

あかり
から 漏れる 暗い 夜道 照らしている

The light leaking from the window illuminates the dark night road.

懐中電灯 かいちゅうでんとう
停電 備えて 懐中電灯 用意 して おく

Prepare a flashlight in case of a power outage.

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