Word Meaning 明かり

あかり akari

明かり is read as あかり (akari) and means lamp.

Meaning

English

  1. lamp
  2. light
  3. illumination
  4. glow
  5. gleam

Reading

Kana

あかり

Romaji

akari

Writing Variants

  • 灯り あかり akari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 933 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

明日

みょうにち

near future

明らか

あきらか

bright

明るい

あかるい

bright (of a colour)

明後日

あさって

day after tomorrow

明白

めいはく

obvious

明け方

あけがた

dawn

明かす

あかす

to pass (the night)

明年

みょうねん

next year

明朝

みょうちょう

tomorrow morning

明明後日

しあさって

in three days' time

Example Sentences

10

Turn off the light.

The light is on.

Put out the light.

Tom turned the lights off.

Tom turned on the light.

I saw a light far away.

All at once the lights went out.

She turned off the lights.

She turned on the light.

All the lights went out.