Word Meaning 点す (Tobosu): to Light (a Candle, Lamp, Etc.)

Meaning

English

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.)
to turn on (a light)

Reading

Kana

とぼす

Romaji

tobosu

Writing Variants

点すともす tomosu
灯すとぼす tobosu
灯すともす tomosu
燈すとぼす tobosu
燈すともす tomosu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 453 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

点

てん

"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)

点数

てんすう

number of items

点火

てんか

ignition

点呼

てんこ

roll-call

点く

つく

to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.)

点ける

つける

to turn on

点字

てんじ

braille

点在

てんざい

being dotted about

点差

てんさ

point spread

点取り

てんとり

competition for school marks

点景

てんけい

persons or animals added to a picture

点本

てんぽん

book with reading aids (such as kana or punctuation marks)

Example Sentences

3

目薬を点すのを忘れてた。

I forgot to put drops into my eyes.

トムは早合点する癖がある。

Tom has a tendency to jump to conclusions.

あわてものだから彼はたぶん早合点するだろう。

Being a hasty person, he is likely to jump to conclusions.