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灯る点る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.
街灯いとう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.
電灯んとう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.
提灯ょうちん挑灯NounFreq #15855
1

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern

2

提灯 only; Word usually written using kana alone; Colloquial

snot bubble

Freq #16001
1

Common noun

light; lamp

2

Suffix; Counter

counter for electric lights

蛍光灯いこうとう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.
灯火うかNounFreq #20338
1

light; lamplight

Examples
遠くに灯火が見えた。
I saw a light in the distance.
灯台うだい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

走馬灯うまとう走馬NounFreq #24050
1

revolving lantern

2

Idiomatic expression; Esp. 〜のように

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

懐中電灯いちゅうでんとう懐中電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.
消灯ょうとうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #29448
1

putting out the lights; turning off the lights

行灯んどんんどうNounFreq #34865
1

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

2

Colloquial

taxi roof light

灯籠灯篭うろうNounFreq #39071
1

garden lantern; hanging lantern

灯火もしび灯し火NounFreq #43747
1

light; lamp; torch

常夜灯ょうやとう常夜NounFreq #49462
1

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

ガス灯スとう瓦斯灯ガスNounFreq #55929
1

gas light; gas lamp

おずき酸漿鬼灯ほおづきホオズキうずきぬかずき (酸漿)かがち (酸漿)NounUsually kanaFreq #57460
1

ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant

2

children's noisemaking toy

灯明うみょうNounFreq #59362
1

light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

石灯籠石灯篭しどうろうNounFreq #65648
1

stone lantern

奉灯うとうNoun~する VerbFreq #65990
1

votive lantern

探照灯探照んしょうとうNounFreq #67760
1

searchlight

洋灯うとうランプNounFreq #68160
1

lamp

幻灯んとうNounFreq #76907
1

slide (used for projection)

2

magic lantern