灯 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「火」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「火」
- On
- トウ
- Kun
- ひ
- Meaning
- lamp; light
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 火 (fire, meaning) with 丁 (sound); means "lamp/light." Original form 燈.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| トウ | 灯火・電灯・点灯 |
|---|---|
| ひ | 灯 Compare: 火 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 電灯でんとう
electric light
- 灯台とうだい
lighthouse
Example
部屋の灯をつける。
I turn on the light in the room.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)