LED

[e̞ɾɯ̟iːdʲiː]

light-emitting diode
light-emitting diode#English

(electronics) LED (light-emitting diode)


灯台

灯台下暗し

灯台下暗 とうだいもとくら


蛍光灯

ja-noun

蛍(けい)光(こう)灯(とう) • (keikōtō) ^(←けいくわうとう (keikwautou)?) (counter 本／灯)

蛍光灯 (canonical)
keikōtō (romanization)
keikwautou (romanization)
本／灯 (counter)
けいくわうとう (hiragana historical)

Compound of 蛍(けい)光(こう) (keikō, “fluorescent”) + 灯(とう) (tō, “light”).


蛍光

ja-noun

蛍(けい)光(こう) • (keikō) ^(←けいくわう (keikwau)?)

蛍光 (canonical)
keikō (romanization)
keikwau (romanization)
けいくわう (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 螢光 (MC hweng kwang).


ランプ

ja:ランプ
ja:ランプ (道路)

ランプウェー ランプウェー#Japanese


信号機

信(しん)号(ごう)機(き) • (shingōki) ^(←しんがうき (singauki)?)

信号機 (canonical)
shingōki (romanization)
singauki (romanization)
しんがうき (hiragana historical)

[ɕĩŋɡo̞ːkʲi]

信号(しんごう) (shingō, “signal”) + 機(き) (ki, “machine”).


鬼火

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:松村明

Compound of 鬼 (oni, “ghost, devil”) + 火 (hi, “fire”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

compound

short for 鬼火焚 (Onibitaki), a fire matsuri (Japanese festival) held around Kyūshū on 7 (in some places, 14) January

左義長

January fire festivals, not just in Kyūshū


提灯

synonym of 提灯 (chōchin, “collapsible cylindrical paper lantern”)


懐中電灯

ja-noun

懐(かい)中(ちゅう)電(でん)灯(とう) • (kaichū dentō) ^(←くわいちゆうでんとう (kwaityuu dentou)?)

懐中電灯 (canonical)
kaichū dentō (romanization)
kwaityuu dentou (romanization)
くわいちゆうでんとう (hiragana historical)

From 懐中 (kaichū, “in one's pocket”) + 電灯 (dentō, “electric light”).


懐中電燈

懐中電燈 (canonical)
kaichū dentō (romanization)

懐中(かいちゅう) (kaichū, “in one's pocket”) + 電燈(でんとう) (dentō, “electric light”)


アーク灯

ja-noun

アーク灯(とう) • (āku tō)

[a̠ːkɯ̟ to̞ː]

an arc lamp, a lamp that creates light by means of an electrical discharge arc


灯籠

灯(とう)籠(ろう) • (tōrō)

a type of outdoor lantern for lighting shrines and temples

Traditional lighting equipment of Japan#Tōrō


三日月

From Old Japanese.
Compound of 三日 (mika, “third day of a lunar month”) + 月 (tsuki, “moon”). The tsuki changes to zuki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

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Hidekaz Himaruya, “ヘタリアと愉快な仲間たち [Hetalia and Blissful Friends]”, in Axis Powers ヘタリア [Axis Powers Hetalia], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Gentosha, →ISBN, page 24:

Turkey
Capital: Ankara
Official language: Turkish
National flower: Tulip
National flag’s meaning:
The crescent and star, which derive from the legendary battle for the country, represent the country’s development and the state’s independence, and the color red was the color of the Ottoman dynasty.

トルコ
【首都】アンカラ
【公用語】トルコ語
【国花】チューリップ
【国旗の意味】
救国の伝説からとられた三日月と星は、民族の進歩と国家の独立を象徴し、赤色はオスマン朝の色とされている。

Toruko
【Shuto】Ankara
【Kōyōgo】Toruko-go
【Kokka】Chūrippu
【Kokki no imi】
Kyūkoku no densetsu kara torareta mikazuki to hoshi wa, minzoku no shinpo to kokka no dokuritsu o shōchō shi, akairo wa Osuman-chō no iro to sareteiru.

(by extension) short for 三日月形 (mikazuki-gata): a crescent moon in general


蝋燭

ja-noun

蝋(ろう)燭(そく) or 蝋燭(ロウソク) or 蝋燭(ローソク) • (rōsoku) ^(←らふそく (rafusoku) or ラフソク (rafusoku)?)

蝋燭 (canonical)
蝋燭 (canonical)
蝋燭 (canonical)
rōsoku (romanization)
rafusoku (romanization)
らふそく (hiragana historical)
ラフソク (hiragana historical)

[ɾo̞ːso̞kɯ̟]


シャンデリア

[ɕã̠nde̞ɾʲia̠]

Borrowed from English chandelier, from French chandelier.


行灯

行(あん)灯(どん) or 行(あん)灯(どう) • (andon or andō)

行灯 (canonical)
行灯 (canonical)
andon (romanization)
andō (romanization)

Traditional lighting equipment of Japan#Andon

行灯水母

行灯水母 アンドンクラゲ

(manufacturing) a system which notifies managerial, maintenance, and other workers of a quality or process problem.


炬火

炬火 (canonical)
koka (romanization)
kokwa (romanization)
こくわ (hiragana historical)

synonym of 松明 (“torch”) (stick with flame at one end)


有明

From 有り (ari, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative”) and 終止形 (shūshikei, “terminal”) forms of classical verb 有り (ari), “to exist”) + 明け (ake, the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete”) and 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative”) forms of classical verb 明く (aku), “to open → to dawn”).

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有明のつれなく見えし別れより暁ばかり憂き物はなし

ariake no tsurenaku mieshi wakare yori akatsuki bakari uki mono wa nashi

Since that parting when seeing with the distant morning moon, the dawn hours are the most worrisome.

short for 有明の月 (ariake no tsuki) the moon still in the sky on the ariake or hours from around dawn to early sunrise

有明の月

short for 有明行灯 (ariake andon): a boxlike paper lantern used for walking at around night to dawn

有明行灯

Allium schoenoprasum
Allium schoenoprasum#Translingual

(archaic women's speech) synonym of 浅葱 (asatsuki): the chive, Allium schoenoprasum

浅葱

(colloquial) short for 有明桜 (ariake-zakura): a 里桜 (satozakura) cultivar


間接照明

ja-noun

間(かん)接(せつ)照(しょう)明(めい) • (kansetsu shōmei) ^(←かんせつせうめい (kansetuseumei)?)

間接照明 (canonical)
kansetsu shōmei (romanization)
kansetuseumei (romanization)
かんせつせうめい (hiragana historical)

[kã̠ɰ̃se̞t͡sɨ ɕo̞ːme̞ː]


サイリウム

[sa̠iɾʲiɯ̟mɯ̟]


クリップライト

[kɯ̟ɾʲip̚pɯ̟ ɾa̠ito̞]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from clip + light.