ランプ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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General term for a lamp or light fixture, often oil or electric. Used in everyday contexts.

from English · from Dutch

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A small lamp is placed in the corner of the room.

停てい電でんのときはランプを使つかう。

We use a lamp during a power outage.

ランプをつけるto turn on a lamp
部屋へやが暗くらくなったのでランプをつけた。
Since the room got dark, I turned on the lamp.
ランプを消けすto turn off a lamp
寝ねる前まえにランプを消けした。
I turned off the lamp before going to sleep.
ランプが点てん灯とうするthe lamp lights up / turns on
車くるまのエンジンをかけると、警けい告こくランプが点てん灯とうした。
When I started the car engine, the warning lamp lit up.
ランプが切きれるthe lamp burns out
玄げん関かんのランプが切きれてしまった。
The lamp at the entrance burned out.
ランプの下もとで〈動どう詞し〉to do something by lamplight
ランプの下もとで本ほんを読よんだ。
I read a book by lamplight.

明あかりN2
灯り is a native Japanese word for light or a light source in general, while ランプ specifically refers to a lamp fixture (oil or electric).
照しょう明めいN1
照明 is a formal or technical term for lighting/illumination (as in a room or on a stage), whereas ランプ names the actual lamp object itself.
電でん灯とうN4
電灯 specifically means an electric light/bulb, while ランプ can refer to oil lamps as well as electric ones and often has an old-fashioned or decorative feel.
灯ともし火びN1
ランプ is a loanword usually meaning a Western-style oil or kerosene lamp, while 灯火 is a native Japanese word with a broader, more poetic range.

Loanword from English 'lamp', also influenced by Dutch 'lamp'. Entered Japanese during the Meiji period with the introduction of Western lighting.

吊つりランプ

hanging lamp; pendant lamp; droplight

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