JLPT N2 · Noun

蛍光灯 (keikoutou)

蛍光灯 (けいこうとう, keikoutou) is a Japanese noun meaning “fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けいこうとう
Romaji: keikoutou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light · noun
person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake · noun · dated

Example sentences

蛍光灯がチカチカしてるな。新しいのと交換しないとダメかな。

This fluorescent lamp is starting to flicker. We'll have to replace it.

Tatoeba #176448

ハリーは本当に蛍光灯だね。

Harry's really slow to catch on.

Tatoeba #74557

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

Kanji in 蛍光灯

蛍

lightning-bug, fireflyケイ・ほたる · 11 strokes

光

ray, lightコウ・ひか.る・ひかり · 6 strokes

灯

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 蛍光灯.

光ひかりlight光るひかるto shine観光かんこうsightseeing光景こうけいscene日光にっこうsunlight光線こうせんray (of light)光沢こうたくbrilliance光熱費こうねつひcost of fuel and lighting稲光いなびかり(flash of) lightning電灯でんとうelectric light灯ひlight灯台とうだいlighthouse灯油とうゆkerosene

Source: JMdict entry 1592540 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.