Onyomi: トウ · Kunyomi: あかり, とも.す, ともしび, ひ, ほ- · Meanings: counter for lights, lamp, light
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 灯 | とう | light, lamp | Noun |
| 灯台 | とうだい | lighthouse | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 灯 | ひ | light, lamp | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 灯る | ともる | to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb), to be lighted, to be burning | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 灯す | ともす | to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light) | common Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 灯火 | とうか | light, lamplight | Noun |
| 灯籠 | とうろう | garden lantern, hanging lantern | Noun |
| 灯明 | とうみょう | light offered to a god or Buddha, votive light | Noun |
| 灯台草 | とうだいぐさ | wartweed (Euphorbia helioscopia), sun splurge | Noun |
| 灯心 | とうしん | (lamp) wick | Noun |
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