noun
revolving lantern
A traditional lantern with a cylindrical shade that rotates due to rising heat from a candle, often displaying pictures or patterns. Used especially during summer festivals and Obon.
縁側に回り灯籠を吊るして、夏の夜を楽しんだ。
We hung a revolving lantern on the veranda and enjoyed the summer night.
Standard modern spelling.
Contains outdated kanji 燈; still encountered in older texts.
灯籠 is a general term for a lantern, often stone or paper, while 回り灯籠 specifically refers to the revolving type.
Compound of 回り (mawari, 'revolving') and 灯籠 (dōrō, 'lantern'). The reading どうろう is a rendaku form of とうろう.