Translation guide
A cylindrical paper lantern, often associated with Japanese festivals and traditional settings. The most common term is ちょうちん, but other words exist for specific types.
The learner wants to refer to a common cylindrical paper lantern, such as those seen at festivals, restaurants, or traditional events.
The standard word for a cylindrical paper lantern, often collapsible, used in festivals, at the entrance of bars, or as decoration.
祭りにはたくさんの提灯が飾られていた。
Many paper lanterns were hung up at the festival.
居酒屋の前に赤い提灯がぶら下がっている。
A red paper lantern is hanging in front of the izakaya.
Hiragana version of 提灯, commonly used in casual writing or for simplicity.
ちょうちんを持って夜道を歩いた。
I walked along the night road carrying a paper lantern.
The learner needs to distinguish between different traditional lantern types, such as those used in Bon dancing or as garden decorations.
Lanterns used during the Obon festival to guide ancestral spirits. Often decorated with family crests.
お盆には盆提灯を飾ります。
We display Bon lanterns during the Obon festival.
A hanging cylindrical lantern, often seen in temples or traditional buildings.
お寺の入り口に大きな吊り提灯があった。
There was a large hanging lantern at the temple entrance.
Traditional 提灯 are collapsible for storage. If you need to emphasize this feature, you can say 折りたたみ式の提灯 (おりたたみしきのちょうちん).
提灯 (ちょうちん) is a collapsible paper lantern, usually cylindrical. 灯籠 (とうろう) is a non-collapsible lantern made of stone, metal, or wood, often found in gardens or temples. Do not confuse them.
庭に石の灯籠がある。
There is a stone lantern in the garden.
A lantern with a bow-shaped handle, often used in traditional parades or by night watchmen historically.
時代劇で弓張り提灯を持った侍を見た。
I saw a samurai carrying a bow-handled lantern in a period drama.