←Back
灯
On'yomi
トウ
TOU
Kun'yomi
ひ・ほ-・ともしび・とも.す・あかり
hi / ho / tomoshibi / tomosu / akari
lamp · a light · light · counter for lights
Details
Strokes6
Frequency#1605
Radical火fire(4)
Old Form燈
Stroke Order
Loading...
Strokes6
Component Breakdown
灯=
火丁
fire + 丁
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of fire and nail. Fire nail.
Symbolism
Light, electric light, lighthouse. Represents light.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Lightning flashing
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
紅灯緑酒
こうとうりょくしゅ
(nights of) fun, food, and drink; bright-light district; nightlife district; (nights of) fun, food, and drink
貧者一灯
ひんじゃのいっとう
one's mite; widow's mite; one lantern from a poor man (i.e. no-one can give more than the only thing they have); one's mite
新涼灯火
しんりょうとうか
the coolness of early autumn is suitable for reading; the coolness of early autumn is suitable for reading
Proverbs & Idioms
灯台下暗し
とうだいもとくらし
It's dark at the foot of the lighthouse
We often overlook what is closest to us