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灯心 (とうしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

灯とう心しん

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Meanings

1

noun

lamp wick

Refers to the wick of an oil lamp or candle.

古ふるいランプの灯とう心しんを交こう換かんした。
I replaced the wick of the old lamp.

Written forms

灯とう心しんUsage44%
Standard modern spelling.
燈とう心しんUsage44%
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji 燈.
灯とう芯しんUsage7%
Variant using 芯 (core/wick).

燈とう

芯しん

Usage4%

out-dated kanji form

Contains outdated kanji 燈.

Kanji

灯lamp, a light, light
心heart, mind, spirit
燈lamp, light, counter for lights
芯wick

Etymology

Compound of 灯 (tō, 'lamp') and 心 (shin, 'core'), referring to the central wick of a lamp.