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Meanings
Noun
1. light; lamp
Counter
Suffix
2. counter for electric lights
Kanji used
lamp
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (66 in total)
street light
① 蛍光を用いた照明の一種。特に、ガラス管に封入された低圧水銀蒸気の発する紫外線を、蛍光塗料で可視光線に変換する蛍光管を指す。白熱電球よりもエネルギー効率が良く、広く一般に利用されている。
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
① ともしび。
① 明かりをともすこと。
garden lantern; hanging lantern
outside light
emergency light; emergency lamp
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
garden lantern; hanging lantern
gas light; gas lamp
square hand-lantern
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
street light; streetlamp
emergency exit light; guide light
room light; interior light
light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.
flashing lights; revolving lights; lights used on the top of emergency vehicles
incandescent lamp
garden lantern; hanging lantern
phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering
(lamp) wick
interior light (train, etc.)
gas light; gas lamp
sodium-vapor lamp; sodium-vapour lamp
reading light; reading lamp
signal light; semaphore
Kanto Festival (Akita); street light
aircraft warning lights; airplane warning lights; obstacle light; obstruction light
without lights
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
(lamp) wick
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
① 車両の後部に取り付けられている赤い標識灯。テールランプ、テールライト。
sacred light
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
light of Buddhism
light trap; electric insect killer; bug zapper
solitary light
brake light; stoplight
running lights; sidelight; side light
① 蛍光を用いた照明の一種。特に、ガラス管に封入された低圧水銀蒸気の発する紫外線を、蛍光塗料で可視光線に変換する蛍光管を指す。白熱電球よりもエネルギー効率が良く、広く一般に利用されている。
pottery lantern (curved conical shape)
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
running lights; sidelight; side light
theatrical light; instrument (US theatre light); lantern (UK theatre light); stage light
advance warning light (e.g. with road hazards, trains, elevators, etc.)
① アーク灯の別称。