Keyword
lamp
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig177
Old form
Readings
とう
(45%)
とも
(12%)
とぼ
(12%)
あか
(12%)
ちん
(4%)
(1%)
どう
(1%)
Composed of
fire
street
Mnemonic

From the distance it might seem like there's fire on the street, but that's just a street lamp.

Used in vocabulary (217 in total)
lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
lamp; light
street light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
(electric) torch; flashlight
electric light
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
light; lamplight
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
revolving lantern
putting out the light; switching off the light
light; lamp
outside light
garden lantern; hanging lantern
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
emergency light; emergency lamp
to turn the lights off
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
precarious situation; precarious state
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
light; lamp; torch
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
gas light; gas lamp
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
precarious situation; precarious state
garden lantern; hanging lantern
light trap (for killing insects)
flicker of light
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
square hand-lantern
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
room light; interior light
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
street light; streetlamp
emergency exit light; guide light
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.
flashing lights; revolving lights; lights used on the top of emergency vehicles
incandescent lamp
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
to turn on the light
lamp; light
(lamp) wick
blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)
interior light (train, etc.)
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river
magic lantern; slide projector
lighthouse keeper
reading light; reading lamp
(collapsible) cylindrical paper lantern
without lights
Buddhist altar light
gas light; gas lamp
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to turn on the light
signal light; semaphore
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering
sodium-vapor lamp; sodium-vapour lamp
aircraft warning lights; airplane warning lights; obstacle light; obstruction light
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
paper lantern with bow-shaped handle
lamplighter; town employee who lit oil or gas streetlights
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
puff piece (in a newspaper, etc.); flatteringly exaggerated article; sycophantic article
without lights
(lamp) wick
tail-light (taillight); tail lamp (taillamp); rear light
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
Kanto Festival (Akita); street light
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
Buddhist lantern festival
sacred light
electrical light wiring
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
large paper lantern on a pole
(illuminated) emergency exit signs
lighting of a lamp
lantern ghost; demonic lantern
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
lamp; light
Buddhist lantern festival
lamplight; torchlight
light; lamp; torch
bell-shaped window (usu. in temples)
round paper lantern
light of Buddhism
white paper lantern used at funerals
light trap; electric insect killer; bug zapper
votive lantern in a shrine or temple
three-legged stone lantern
solitary light
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
portable paper lantern for walking at night
paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store
lamplight; torchlight
nine gates; winning hand consisting of one pung of 1s, one pung of 9s and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit
running lights; sidelight; side light
white paper lantern used at funerals
paper lantern with bow-shaped handle
lamps lit at night in spring
cylindrical paper lantern
two ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things; (lit.) temple bells to paper lanterns
flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
square paper lantern
brake light; stoplight
football fish (any fish of family Himantolophidae, esp. the Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus)
light; lamp; torch
gas discharge lamp starter; fluorescent lamp starter; glow starter
lights-out trumpet; lights-out bugle call; taps; last post
ship's lamp
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
to turn on the light
silk fixed lantern
pottery lantern (curved conical shape)
(nights of) fun, food, and drink; bright-light district; nightlife district
garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light
revolving lantern
jimble (Carybdea rastoni)
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
tall lamp or candle stand; tall candlestick
continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)
round paper lantern
low entrance (usually, but not always, to a teahouse) with a tiled archway overhead
flower lantern; Bon festival lantern that is decorated with artificial flowers or has a floral pattern
running lights; sidelight; side light
two ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things; (lit.) temple bells to paper lanterns
Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)
lights-out trumpet; lights-out bugle call; taps; last post
fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
hanging paper lantern
hanging paper lantern
hanging paper lantern
pottery lantern (curved conical shape)
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar); roadside lamp that stays lit all night
votive lantern
Bon Festival lantern
lights to lure fish
Bon Festival lantern
wartweed (Euphorbia helioscopia); sun splurge
light; lamp
theatrical light; instrument (US theatre light); lantern (UK theatre light); stage light
large hanging paper lantern
Enshū lantern; cylindrical paper lantern
lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine
lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine
lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine
lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine
coolness of distant twinkling lights (on a summer night)
hakama without gussets (worn by female students and later male students in the Meiji period); hakama without gores
advance warning light (e.g. with road hazards, trains, elevators, etc.)
one's mite; widow's mite; (lit.) one lantern from a poor man (i.e. no-one can give more than the only thing they have)
one's mite; widow's mite; (lit.) one lantern from a poor man (i.e. no-one can give more than the only thing they have)
the coolness of early autumn is suitable for reading
redvein enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus)
Chionarctia nivea (species of ermine moth)
Mycena lux-coeli (bioluminescent species of mushroom)
Examples (37 in total)
All the lights went out.
The lights are out.
The lights suddenly went out and it become dark.