Kanji 灯: "lamp, a light, light"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 灯

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 灯ともるto be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
• 街がい灯とうstreet light; streetlamp
• 灯ともすto light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
• 懐かい中ちゅう電でん灯とう(electric) torch; flashlight
• 電でん灯とうelectric light
• 提灯paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern · snot bubble
• 灯とうlight; lamp · counter for electric lights
• 蛍けい光こう灯とうfluorescent lamp; fluorescent light · person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
• 灯とう火かlight; lamplight
• 点てん灯とうlighting (a lamp); turning on a light
• 灯とう台だいlighthouse · old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
• 走そう馬ま灯とうrevolving lantern · ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)

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