とう
Meanings
Noun
1. light; lamp
Counter
Suffix
2. counter for electric lights
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (58 in total)
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering
without lights
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
gate lamp
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
mercury lamp
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.
flashing lights; revolving lights; lights used on the top of emergency vehicles
arc light
signal light; semaphore
street light
light; lamplight
garden lantern; hanging lantern
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
outside light
emergency light; emergency lamp
gas light; gas lamp
square hand-lantern
(lamp) wick
street light; streetlamp
emergency exit light; guide light
room light; interior light
incandescent lamp
interior light (train, etc.)
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
sodium-vapor lamp; sodium-vapour lamp
reading light; reading lamp
signal light
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
ceiling light
Kanto Festival (Akita); street light
red light
aircraft warning lights; airplane warning lights; obstacle light; obstruction light
sacred light
safety lamp
tail-light (taillight); tail lamp (taillamp); rear light
discharge lamp
germicidal lamp
light of Buddhism
light trap; electric insect killer; bug zapper
solitary light
running lights; sidelight; side light
brake light; stoplight
flashing light
night light
arc lamp
approach light
theatrical light; instrument (US theatre light); lantern (UK theatre light); stage light
advance warning light (e.g. with road hazards, trains, elevators, etc.)