JLPT N4 · Noun

電灯 (dentou)

電灯 (でんとう, dentou) is a Japanese noun meaning “electric light”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: でんとう
Romaji: dentou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

electric light · noun

Example sentences

ルーシーは電灯のスイッチをつけた。

Lucy turned on the light switch.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 電灯

electricityデン · 13 strokes

lamp, a light, lightトウ・ひ・ほ- · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 電灯.

電気でんきelectricity電車でんしゃtrain電話でんわtelephone call電報でんぽうtelegram停電ていでんpower outage電子でんしelectron電球でんきゅうlight bulb電池でんちbattery電柱でんちゅうutility pole電波でんぱradio wave電流でんりゅうelectric current電力でんりょくelectric power発電はつでんgeneration of electricity乾電池かんでんちdry cell battery

Source: JMdict entry 1443660 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.