Word Meaning 灯台

とうだい toudai

灯台 is read as とうだい (toudai) and means lighthouse.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

とうだい

Romaji

toudai

Writing Variants

燈台とうだい toudai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 6214 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

灯台下暗し

とうだいもとくらし

it is darkest under the lamp post

灯台守

とうだいもり

lighthouse keeper

灯台草

とうだいぐさ

wartweed (Euphorbia helioscopia)

高灯台

たかとうだい

tall lamp or candle stand

航空灯台

こうくうとうだい

aeronautical beacon

灯す

ともす

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.)

灯

ひ

light

灯油

とうゆ

kerosene

灯火

とうか

light

灯火管制

とうかかんせい

blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)

管区気象台

かんくきしょうだい

district meteorological observatory

気象台

きしょうだい

meteorological observatory