"灯" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

IPA: [to̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (とう)), [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 燈 (MC tong). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|燈}} 燈 (MC tong) Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|とう}} 灯(とう) • (tō)
  1. light, lamp
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-affix-6NcUqMx2
  2. (by extension) Buddhist teaching Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-affix-dsXSEGE0 Categories (other): Japanese affixes Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 8 39 32 0 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Character

Forms: [kyūjitai]
  1. Tags: kanji, no-gloss, shinjitai Derived forms: 灯火 (tōka) (ruby: (とう), ()), 灯油 (tōyu) (ruby: (とう), ()), 灯籠 (tōrō) (ruby: (とう), (ろう)), 幻灯 (gentō) (ruby: (げん), (とう)), 夜灯 (yatō) (ruby: (), (とう)), 提灯 (chōchin) (ruby: (ちょう), (ちん)), 行灯 (andon) (ruby: (あん), (どん)), 鬼灯 (hōzuki) (ruby: 鬼灯(ホオズキ))

Counter

IPA: [to̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (とう)), -tō [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 燈 (MC tong). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|燈}} 燈 (MC tong) Head templates: {{ja-pos|counter|とう}} 灯(とう) • (-tō)
  1. counter for 電灯 (dentō, “electric lights”) Derived forms: 一灯 (ittō) (ruby: (いっ), (とう))
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-counter-0GMYa7ai Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese counters, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 8 39 32 0 22 Disambiguation of Japanese counters: 4 17 66 0 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 3 12 75 0 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 3 17 0 0 1 21 3 1 13 18 2 4 1 9 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 21 0 0 1 26 2 1 16 13 2 3 1 10 1 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: [to̞bo̞ɕi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (とぼし)), Toboshi [romanization]
Etymology: Nominalization of 灯し (toboshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 灯す (tobosu, “to light”, archaic). Equivalent to a shift from tomoshi above, with the nasal /-m-/ becomes plosive /-b-/. Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|とぼし}} 灯(とぼし) • (Toboshi)
  1. a placename
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-name-M1g9SmfF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: [to̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (とう)), [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 燈 (MC tong). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|燈}} 燈 (MC tong) Head templates: {{ja-noun|とう}} 灯(とう) • (tō)
  1. a light, lamp Synonyms: 明かり Derived forms: 灯心, 灯芯 (tōshimi), 終夜灯 (shūyatō) (ruby: (しゅう), (), (とう)), 電灯 (dentō) (ruby: (でん), (とう)), 電気灯 (denkitō) (ruby: (でん), (), (とう))
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-9UwLho3I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [to̞mo̞ɕi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ともし)), tomoshi [romanization]
Etymology: First attested around the 10th century. Nominalization of 灯し (tomoshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 灯す (tomosu, “to light”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|ともし}} 灯(ともし) • (tomoshi)
  1. a light
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-SjdikRaZ
  2. Alternative spelling of 照射 (tomoshi): a torch used to bait deer when night hunting Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 照射 (extra: (tomoshi): a torch used to bait deer when night hunting)
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-Uyz1iy47 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 1 22 13 1 17 19 6 7 1 14 1 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 17 0 0 0 22 7 0 15 15 4 4 0 11 0 1 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 2 13 0 0 1 20 11 1 15 16 8 0 11 1 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 2 14 0 0 1 19 10 1 14 14 6 5 1 11 1 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 3 9 7 0 0 3 18 3 3 9 12 5 7 3 7 3 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 1 5 15 0 0 1 22 3 1 14 13 5 4 1 9 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 3 17 0 0 1 21 3 1 13 18 2 4 1 9 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 21 0 0 1 26 2 1 16 13 2 3 1 10 1 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 灯油 (tomoshiabura) (ruby: (ともし), (あぶら))
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [to̞mo̞ɕibʲi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ともしび)), tomoshibi [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 灯し (tomoshi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 灯す (tomosu), “to light”) + 火 (hi, “fire”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|灯し|火|pos1=the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">灯す</i> (tomosu), “to light”|sort=ともしひ|t2=fire|tr1=tomoshi|tr2=hi}} 灯し (tomoshi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 灯す (tomosu), “to light”) + 火 (hi, “fire”), {{rendaku2|hi|bi|sort=ともしひ}} The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|ともしび}} 灯(ともしび) • (tomoshibi)
  1. a light Synonyms: 明かり, 灯火
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-SjdikRaZ1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 1 22 13 1 17 19 6 7 1 14 1
  2. a lit flame (such as of a candle or torch)
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-LjV8gIql
  3. (historical, obsolete) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system of the Heian period, a kind of scholarship granted to university students Tags: historical, obsolete
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-4NgXk-gT Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 1 22 13 1 17 19 6 7 1 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 3 17 0 0 1 21 3 1 13 18 2 4 1 9 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 21 0 0 1 26 2 1 16 13 2 3 1 10 1 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 11 4 62 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 灯消えんとして光を増す (tomoshibi kien to shite hikari o masu) (ruby: (ともしび), (), (ひかり), ())
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [to̞bo̞ɕi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (とぼし)), toboshi [romanization]
Etymology: Nominalization of 灯し (toboshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 灯す (tobosu, “to light”, archaic). Equivalent to a shift from tomoshi above, with the nasal /-m-/ becomes plosive /-b-/. Head templates: {{ja-noun|とぼし}} 灯(とぼし) • (toboshi)
  1. (archaic) an indoor torch Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-ebs8LHEq Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 1 22 13 1 17 19 6 7 1 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 3 17 0 0 1 21 3 1 13 18 2 4 1 9 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 21 0 0 1 26 2 1 16 13 2 3 1 10 1 2
  2. (archaic) Alternative form of 灯 (tomoshi) Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: (extra: tomoshi)
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-ud0dmPl0 Categories (other): Forms linking to themselves
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 灯油 (toboshiabura) (ruby: (とぼし), (あぶら))
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (とぼしび)), toboshibi [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 灯し (toboshi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 灯す (tobosu), “to light”, archaic) + 火 (hi, “fire”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Equivalent to a shift from tomoshibi above, the nasal /-m-/ becomes plosive /-b-/. Etymology templates: {{com|ja|灯し|火|pos1=the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">灯す</i> (tobosu), “to light”, archaic|t2=fire|tr1=toboshi|tr2=hi}} 灯し (toboshi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 灯す (tobosu), “to light”, archaic) + 火 (hi, “fire”), {{sortkey|ja|灯}} とう, {{rendaku2|hi|bi}} The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|とぼしび}} 灯(とぼしび) • (toboshibi)
  1. (archaic) Alternative form of 灯 (tomoshibi) Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: (extra: tomoshibi)
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-Z~DPStbw Categories (other): Forms linking to themselves
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

IPA: [a̠ka̠ɕi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (あかし)), akashi [romanization]
Etymology: The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 明かす (akasu, “to go through the whole night”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|あかし}} 灯(あかし) • (akashi)
  1. a light, lamp
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-9UwLho3I1
  2. (Shinto, Buddhism) a light (or lighted lamp) offered to a kami or buddha Categories (topical): Buddhism, Shinto Synonyms: 御灯, 御明かし, 御灯明
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-dDwg3mYd Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 1 22 13 1 17 19 6 7 1 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 21 0 0 1 26 2 1 16 13 2 3 1 10 1 2 Topics: Buddhism, Shinto, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 御灯 (miakashi) (ruby: (), (あかし))
Etymology number: 6

Noun

IPA: [çi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), hi [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with and extension of 火 (hi, “fire”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|ひ}} 灯(ひ) • (hi)
  1. a light, lamp Synonyms: 明かり Derived forms: 灯涼し (hisuzushi) (ruby: (), (すず)) (english: coolness of twinkling lights)
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-noun-9UwLho3I1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

soft-redirect

  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8

Suffix

IPA: [to̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (とう)), -tō [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 燈 (MC tong). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|燈}} 燈 (MC tong) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|とう}} 灯(とう) • (-tō)
  1. electric light Tags: morpheme Derived forms: アーク灯 (āku-tō) (ruby: (とう))
    Sense id: en-灯-ja-suffix-VhcNuyRr Categories (other): Japanese affixes Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 8 39 32 0 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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          "light"
        ],
        [
          "lamp",
          "lamp"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "明かり"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ひ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "灯"
}

{
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "明かり"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "灯"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 灯 meaning in Japanese (23.1kB)

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}

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