灯
a light, counter for lights, lamp, light
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
6 / 6
Information
Grade:4
Strokes:6
JLPT:2
Frequency:1605
Vocabulary
トウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電灯 | デントウ | electric light |
| 灯台 | トウダイ | lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it |
| 灯油 | トウユ | kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil |
| 蛍光灯 | ケイコウトウ | fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake |
| 消灯 | ショウトウ | putting out the lights; turning off the lights |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灯す | ともす | to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light) |
| 灯す | とぼす | to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light) |
| 灯 | ひ | light; lamp |
| 灯り | あかり | light; glow; gleam; (a) light; lights; lamp; proof (of innocence) |
| けい光灯 | けいこうとう | fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
炉
furnace, hearth, kiln, reactor
Grade 8JLPT 1
材
ingredients, log, lumber, materials, talent, timber, wood
Grade 4JLPT 2
対
anti-, compare, equal, even, opposite, versus, vis-a-vis
Grade 3JLPT 3
村
town, village
Grade 1JLPT 2
半
half, middle, odd number, part-, semi-
Grade 2JLPT 5
粋
chic, choice, cream, elite, essence, pith, purity, style
Grade 8JLPT 1
斤
1.32 lb, axe, axe radical (no. 69), catty, counter for loaves of bread
Grade 8JLPT 1
火
fire
Grade 1JLPT 5
升
1.8 liter, measuring box
Grade 8JLPT 1
刈
clip, cut, prune, reap, trim
Grade 8JLPT 1