Kanji

灯

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
遠くに街の灯りが見える。

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

瞑色 めいしょく
瞑色が深まるにつれて、街の灯りが一つ、また一つと点り始めた。

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

灯る ともる
家々に灯が灯り始めた。

The lights in the houses began to be lit.

家々 いえいえ
通りに沿った家々に明かりが灯った。

Lights came on in the houses along the street.

灯す ともす
彼女は暗い部屋にろうそくを灯した。

She lit a candle in the dark room.

蝋燭 ろうそく
停電になったので、蝋燭に火を灯した。

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

街灯 がいとう
夜道は暗いので、街灯の明かりが頼りになる。

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

きえる きえる
夜になっても街灯の明かりがきえない。

Even at night, the streetlights do not go out.

灯 あかり
窓から漏れる灯が、暗い夜道を照らしている。

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

懐中電灯 かいちゅうでんとう
停電に備えて懐中電灯を用意しておく。

Prepare a flashlight in case of a power outage.

Example Vocabulary

灯り

あかり

light; lamp; illumination

灯る

ともる

to be lit; to be turned on (of a light); to burn

灯す

ともす

to light; to kindle; to burn

街灯

がいとう

streetlight

灯

あかり

light; lamp; glow

懐中電灯

かいちゅうでんとう

flashlight; torch

蛍光灯

けいこうとう

fluorescent lamp

電灯

でんとう

electric light

灯

あかり

light; lamp; glow

灯火

とうか

light, lamp, lamplight

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