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明かり灯りあかりNounFreq #3430
1

明かり only

light; glow; gleam

Examples
この明かりで字を読もうとすれば目が悪くなるよ。
You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.
2

Also written as 灯火

(a) light; lights; lamp

Examples
どうか明かりをつけて下さい。
Turn on the light, please.
3

明かり only; Dated term

proof (of innocence)

灯る点るともるとぼる燈るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #8651
1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

Examples
窓に灯がともっていた。
There was a light burning in the window.
街灯がいとう街燈NounFreq #10355
1

street light; streetlamp

Examples
このことは家が沈み始め、道路が裂けて街灯が途方もない角度に傾きつつあることを意味する。
This means that houses are starting to sink, roads are breaking up and lamp-posts are leaning at crazy angles.
灯すともすとぼす点すTransitiveGodan verbFreq #10670
1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

Examples
身命をかけて職務を実践し、すべての警察官の心に火をともしてくれました。
He risked his life to carry out his duty and inspired police officers everywhere.
電灯でんとう電燈NounFreq #15025
1

electric light

Examples
ルーシーは電灯のスイッチをつけた。
Lucy turned on the light switch.
提灯ちょうちん挑灯提燈NounFreq #15855
1

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern

2

提灯 only; Word usually written using kana alone; Colloquial

snot bubble

灯とう燈Freq #16001
1

Common noun

light; lamp

2

Suffix; Counter

counter for electric lights

蛍光灯けいこうとうNounFreq #16449
1

fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light

Examples
蛍光灯がチカチカしてるな。新しいのと交換しないとダメかな。
This fluorescent lamp is starting to flicker. We'll have to replace it.
2

Dated term

person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

Examples
ハリーは本当に蛍光灯だね。
Harry's really slow to catch on.
灯火とうか燈火NounFreq #20338
1

light; lamplight

Examples
遠くに灯火が見えた。
I saw a light in the distance.
点灯てんとうNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #20814
1

lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

Examples
パリは灯の都と呼ばれています。多くの美しい建物が夜になると点灯されます。
Paris is called the City of Lights. Many beautiful buildings are lit at night.
灯台とうだい燈台NounFreq #23458
1

lighthouse

Examples
遠い灯台のかすかな光を見た。
We saw the gleam of a distant lighthouse.
2

old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

走馬灯そうまとう走馬燈NounFreq #24050
1

revolving lantern

2

Idiomatic expression; Esp. 〜のように

ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)

月明かり月あかりつきあかり月明りNounFreq #8999
1

moonlight

Examples
二人は手を取り合って月明かりの中を歩いた。
The couple walked holding hands in the moonlight.
懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとう懐中電燈NounFreq #13339
1

(electric) torch; flashlight

Examples
この懐中電灯は明かりが弱くなってきた。
This flashlight is getting dim.
消灯しょうとう消燈NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #29448
1

putting out the lights; turning off the lights

灯ひNounFreq #33203
1

light; lamp

Examples
窓に灯がともっていた。
There was a light burning in the window.
行灯あんどんあんどう行燈NounFreq #34865
1

paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp

2

Colloquial

taxi roof light

外灯がいとうNounFreq #36928
1

outside light

灯籠灯篭とうろう燈籠燈篭NounFreq #39071
1

garden lantern; hanging lantern

灯油とうゆNounFreq #39551
1

kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil

Examples
雪の多いところでは、灯油は必需品です。
In places where it snows a lot, kerosene is an indispensable item.
非常灯ひじょうとうNounFreq #43020
1

emergency light; emergency lamp

灯火灯燭ともしび灯し火燈火NounFreq #43747
1

light; lamp; torch

常夜灯じょうやとう常夜燈NounFreq #49462
1

light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight

ガス灯ガスとう《瓦斯灯》ガス燈NounFreq #55929
1

gas light; gas lamp

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