Word Meaning 常灯

じょうとう joutou

常灯 is read as じょうとう (joutou) and means continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar).

Meaning

English

continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)
roadside lamp that stays lit all night

Reading

Kana

じょうとう

Romaji

joutou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 128162 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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常夜灯

じょうやとう

light that stays on all night

常灯明

じょうとうみょう

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

非常灯

ひじょうとう

emergency light

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

常置委員会

じょうちいいんかい

standing committee

常任委員

じょうにんいいん

member of a standing committee

常時接続

じょうじせつぞく

always-on connection (esp. to the Internet)