Word Meaning 竿灯

かんとう kantou

竿灯 is read as かんとう (kantou) and means Kanto Festival (Akita).

Meaning

English

Kanto Festival (Akita)
street light

Reading

Kana

かんとう

Romaji

kantou

Writing Variants

竿燈かんとう kantou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

秋田竿灯祭

あきたかんとうまつり

Akita Kantō Festival (3-6 August)

竿

さお

beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)

灯

あかり

lamp

灯

ひ

light

電灯

でんとう

electric light

蛍光灯

けいこうとう

fluorescent lamp

消灯

しょうとう

putting out the lights

提灯

ていとう

paper lantern

懐中電灯

かいちゅうでんとう

(electric) torch

街灯

がいとう

street light

点灯

てんとう

lighting (a lamp)

小田原提灯

おだわらぢょうちん

(collapsible) cylindrical paper lantern