"懐中電燈" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: 懐中電燈 [canonical] (ruby: (かい), (ちゅう), (でん), (とう)), kaichū dentō [romanization]
Etymology: 懐中(かいちゅう) (kaichū, “in one's pocket”) + 電燈(でんとう) (dentō, “electric light”) Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|懐中|かいちゅう|電燈|でんとう|t1=in one's pocket|t2=electric light}} 懐中(かいちゅう) (kaichū, “in one's pocket”) + 電燈(でんとう) (dentō, “electric light”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かいちゅう でんとう}} 懐(かい)中(ちゅう)電(でん)燈(とう) • (kaichū dentō)
  1. flashlight, electric torch
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