灯

音読おんよみ: トウ

訓読くんよみ:

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: ひへん(火)

Meaning

Lamp / Light / Torch

  • 灯台とうだい — lighthouse
  • 灯油とうゆ — kerosene
  • 点灯てんとう — lighting / turning on a light
  • 消灯しょうとう — lights out
  • 街灯がいとう — street lamp
  • 提灯ちょうちん — paper lantern

The radical 火 (fire) plus 丁 (phonetic element) formed the character 灯, symbolizing a small controlled flame. It evolved to mean “lamp” or “light source” and is often used in compounds describing artificial illumination, such as lighthouses or street lamps.

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