Word Meaning 行灯

あんどん andon

行灯 is read as あんどん (andon) and means taxi roof light.

Meaning

English

taxi roof light
paper-enclosed standing lantern
paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp

Reading

Kana

あんどん

Romaji

andon

Writing Variants

行灯あんどう andou
行燈あんどう andou
行燈あんどん andon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 117499 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

行灯水母

あんどんくらげ

jimble (Carybdea rastoni)

八方行灯

はっぽうあんどん

large hanging paper lantern

有明行灯

ありあけあんどん

portable paper lantern for walking at night

丸行灯

まるあんどん

cylindrical paper lantern

遠州行灯

えんしゅうあんどん

Enshū lantern

角行灯

かくあんどん

square paper lantern

昼行灯

ひるあんどん

dunce

掛行灯

かけあんどん

paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store

行灯袴

あんどんばかま

hakama without gussets (worn by female students and later male students in the Meiji period)

絹行灯

きぬあんどん

lantern with a silk cloth-covered frame

吊り行灯

つりあんどん

hanging paper lantern

提灯行列

ちょうちんぎょうれつ

lantern procession