Word Meaning

しょく shoku

燭 is read as しょく (shoku) and means obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela).

Meaning

English

  1. obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
  2. light
  3. lamp

Reading

Kana

しょく

Romaji

shoku

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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蝋燭

ろうそく

candle

Example Sentences

9

ろうそくにひをつけた

I lit the candle.

へやにはふるいしょくだいがあった

There was an old candlestick in the room.

ろうそくのひかりでほんをよんだ

I read a book by candlelight.

つよいかぜでろうそくがきえた

The candle went out due to the strong wind.

かれはぎんのしょくだいをみがいた

He polished the silver candlestick.

ろうそくはゆっくりともえていた

The candle was burning slowly.

にほんのろうそくがてーぶるにある

There are two candles on the table.

ていでんのときはろうそくがひつようだ

Candles are necessary during a power outage.

このでんきゅうはひゃくしょっこうのあかるさだ

This bulb has a brightness of one hundred candlepower.