Onyomi: トウ · Kunyomi: あかり, とも.す, ともしび, ひ, ほ- · Meanings: a light, counter for lights, lamp, light
Kanji for a light, counter for lights, lamp, light
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灯 is formed from the fire radical 火 on the left and the character 丁 on the right. 火 represents fire or light, while 丁 represents something fixed or upright. Together, they show a fixed source of fire used to give light. From this structure, 灯 came to mean lamp, light, or lantern.
灯 shows a fixed fire giving light, meaning lamp or light.
Think of fire (火) being held in one steady place (丁) to light up the darkness. That steady light source is 灯 — a lamp.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 灯 | ひ | light, lamp | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 明かり | あかり | light, glow, gleam | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 灯 | あかし | light (esp. as a religious offering), lamp | Noun |
| 灯 | とう | light, lamp | Noun |
| 灯 | ともし | light, lamp | Noun |
| 灯火 | ともしび | light, lamp, torch | Noun |
| 点火 | とぼし | light, lamp | Noun |
| 灯台 | とうだい | lighthouse | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 灯油 | とうゆ | kerosene, paraffin, lamp oil | common JLPT-N2 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 |