Word Meaning 灯台草

とうだいぐさ toudaigusa

灯台草 is read as とうだいぐさ (toudaigusa) and means wartweed (Euphorbia helioscopia).

Meaning

English

  1. wartweed (Euphorbia helioscopia)
  2. sun splurge

Reading

Kana

とうだいぐさ

Romaji

toudaigusa

Writing Variants

  • 燈台草 とうだいぐさ toudaigusa

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 127679 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

灯台

とうだい

lighthouse

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

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.)

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)

灯明

とうみょう

light offered to a god or Buddha

枯れ草

かれくさ

dry grass