JLPT N2 · Noun

灯台 (toudai)

灯台 (とうだい, toudai) is a Japanese noun meaning “lighthouse”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とうだい
Romaji: toudai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

lighthouse · noun
old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it · noun

Example sentences

遠い灯台のかすかな光を見た。

We saw the gleam of a distant lighthouse.

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

Kanji in 灯台

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

pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehiclesダイ・タイ・うてな・われ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 灯台.

電灯でんとうelectric light灯ひlight灯油とうゆkerosene蛍光灯けいこうとうfluorescent lamp台だいstand台所だいどころkitchen台風たいふうtyphoon舞台ぶたいstage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)寝台しんだいbed台詞せりふ(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.)土台どだいfoundation台本だいほんscript台無しだいなしspoiled

Source: JMdict entry 1448730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.