Word Meaning 常夜灯

じょうやとう jouyatou

常夜灯 is read as じょうやとう (jouyatou) and means light that stays on all night.

Meaning

English

  1. light that stays on all night
  2. lamp that is kept burning all night
  3. nightlight

Reading

Kana

じょうやとう

Romaji

jouyatou

Writing Variants

  • 常夜燈 じょうやとう jouyatou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 117120 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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常灯

じょうとう

continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)

常灯明

じょうとうみょう

continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)

終夜灯

しゅうやとう

night light

非常灯

ひじょうとう

emergency light

常夜

とこよ

continuing all night

闇夜の灯火

やみよのともしび

light in the darkness

常設

じょうせつ

standing (committee)

常任委員会

じょうにんいいんかい

standing committee

常識的

じょうしきてき

ordinary

常駐

じょうちゅう

resident (program, file, etc.)

常温

じょうおん

constant temperature

常緑

じょうりょく

evergreen