01
灯台
とうだい
lighthouse
Meanings
- lamp
- a light
- light
- counter for lights
Readings
Onyomi
- トウ
Kunyomi
- ひ
- ほ-
- ともしび
- とも.す
- あかり
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Useful words
02
電灯
でんとう
electric light
03
蛍光灯
けいこうとう
fluorescent light
04
灯油
とうゆ
kerosene
05
街灯
がいとう
streetlight
06
消灯
しょうとう
lights out
Compare Kanji
01燈Variant95%counter for lights, lamp燈 is the traditional form of 灯, and both share the meaning of a lamp or light.02火Component90%fire火 appears on the left side of 灯 and provides the meaning of fire or flame.03光Meaning85%ray, lightBoth kanji relate to light and illumination, making them useful to learn together.04打Shape80%strike, hitBoth kanji use 丁 as their right-side component, though their meanings are very different.05消Pair75%extinguish, blow outThese kanji form a pair representing the act of turning lights on and extinguishing them.06炉Component70%hearth, furnaceThese kanji share the 火 radical on the left and both relate to fire or heat sources.