Word Meaning 灯明

とうみょう toumyou

灯明 is read as とうみょう (toumyou) and means light offered to a god or Buddha.

Meaning

English

  1. light offered to a god or Buddha
  2. votive light

Reading

Kana

とうみょう

Romaji

toumyou

Writing Variants

  • 燈明 とうみょう toumyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 118404 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

常灯明

じょうとうみょう

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

有明行灯

ありあけあんどん

portable paper lantern for walking at night

照明灯

しょうめいとう

light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.

あかり

lamp

light

灯油

とうゆ

kerosene

灯台

とうだい

lighthouse

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

灯下

とうか

place by the lamp