noun
stone lantern
A traditional Japanese garden ornament made of stone, often found in temples, shrines, and tea gardens. Also called 灯籠 (とうろう).
See also: 灯籠
庭に石灯籠を置くと、和の雰囲気が出ます。
Placing a stone lantern in the garden creates a Japanese atmosphere.
Standard modern kanji spelling.
Variant using 篭 (a simplified form of 籠).
Contains outdated kanji 燈; rarely used in modern writing.
Contains outdated kanji 燈 and variant 篭; very rare.
灯籠 is a general term for a lantern, which can be made of various materials. 石灯籠 specifically refers to a stone lantern.
Compound of 石 (いし, 'stone') and 灯籠 (とうろう, 'lantern'). The reading どうろう is a voiced variant of とうろう due to rendaku.