Quick answer
灯 is the kanji for "Lamp". The most common reading is ひ (hi). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Lamp
Also : Light
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
6 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 灯 represents 'LAMP'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of lamp.
On-reading: とう — remember this sound by associating it with lamp. Kun-reading: ひ.
Example Sentences
夜の街に灯りがともって、幻想的な雰囲気になります。
よるのまちにあかりがともって、げんそうてきなふんいきになります。
When lights are lit in the city at night, it creates a fantastical atmosphere.
灯台の光が航行中の船を安全に導いています。
とうだいのひかりがこうこうちゅうのふねをあんぜんにみちびいています。
The lighthouse light safely guides ships in navigation.
Vocabulary using 灯
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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