Translation guide
A beacon is a light or signal that guides or warns. In Japanese, the translation depends on whether it's a physical lighthouse, a radio transmitter, a metaphorical guide, or a warning signal.
A fixed light, such as a lighthouse or signal fire, used to guide ships or aircraft.
Refers specifically to a lighthouse or a beacon tower. The most common word for a navigational beacon.
The beacon guided the ship to safety.
Loanword from English, used for modern electronic beacons (e.g., radio beacons, emergency beacons). Not typically used for traditional lighthouses.
The climber carried an emergency beacon.
A signal fire used historically for communication. Literary or historical context.
A beacon fire rose from the castle.
A device that emits radio waves or light pulses for navigation or location tracking.
A person, idea, or thing that serves as a guiding light or inspiration.
Literally 'guidepost', used metaphorically for something that shows the way. Natural for a guiding principle or person.
His words became a beacon in my life.
Literally 'light of hope'. Common phrase for a beacon of hope.
Poetic word for a light or lamp, used metaphorically for a guiding light. Literary nuance.
A light or device used to warn of danger.
灯台 is a traditional lighthouse or beacon tower, while ビーコン is used for modern electronic devices. Use 灯台 for historical or scenic contexts, and ビーコン for technology.
The beacon's light illuminated the darkness.
The smartphone detected the beacon.
Avoid directly translating 'beacon of hope' as 希望のビーコン. The natural phrase is 希望の光 (light of hope) or 道標 (guidepost).
Technical term for a radio beacon, often used in aviation or maritime contexts.
Aircraft fly relying on radio beacons.
The charity was a beacon of hope for the victims.
Her presence was a beacon in the darkness.
I saw the police car's beacon.