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尾灯 (びとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

尾び灯とう

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Meanings

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noun

tail light; rear light

Refers to the red light(s) at the back of a vehicle.

車くるまの尾び灯とうが切きれている。
The car's tail light is out.
夜や間かんは尾び灯とうを点てん灯とうしてください。
Please turn on your tail lights at night.

Written forms

尾び灯とうUsage90%
Standard modern spelling.
尾び燈とうUsage10%
out-dated kanji form
Out-dated kanji form; 燈 is the old form of 灯.

Kanji

尾tail, end, counter for fish
灯

lamp, a light, light

燈lamp, light, counter for lights

Similar words

前ぜん照しょう灯とう
Headlight; the light at the front of a vehicle, as opposed to 尾灯 at the rear.
ブレーキランプ
Brake lamp; specifically the light that brightens when braking, often part of the tail light assembly.

Etymology

Compound of 尾 (tail) and 灯 (light).