Archaic noun for a light or lamp, now largely replaced by modern terms like 明かり or ランプ. Found in classical texts or fixed expressions.
candela (obsolete unit)
Historical unit of luminous intensity, approximately 1.0067 candela. Used as a suffix in compound measurements. Obsolete in modern science.
In old documents, 燭 means a light or lamp.
燭 is a unit of luminous intensity used in the Meiji period.
portable candlestick
candlepower
holding a lamp in one's hand · early evening; dusk
bright light; brilliant torchlight · wedding ceremony
The kanji 燭 originally depicted a torch or candle. The reading しょく is the on'yomi. The historical unit sense derives from the brightness of a standard candle.