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強盗提灯 (gandouchouchin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

強盗提灯がんどうちょうちん

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Meanings

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gando lantern; bull's-eye lantern

A historical Japanese lantern with a freely rotating candle that directs light only forward, similar to a flashlight. Used in the Edo period.

強盗がんどう提灯ちょうちんは、江え戸ど時じ代だいに使つかわれた携けい帯たい用ようの照しょう

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The gando lantern is a portable lighting device used in the Edo period.

時じ代だい劇げきで、夜や盗とうが強盗がんどう提灯ちょうちんを持もっている場ば面めんを見みたことがあります。

I have seen a scene in a period drama where a burglar carries a gando lantern.

Kanji

強strong
盗steal, rob, pilfer
提propose, take along, carry in hand
灯lamp, a light, light
龕alcove for an image

Related words

提灯ちょうちん
A general paper lantern; 強盗提灯 is a specialized type with a directional light.
懐かい中ちゅう電でん灯とう
Modern electric flashlight; 強盗提灯 is its historical candle-lit predecessor.

Written forms

強盗提灯がんどうちょうちん
Standard kanji spelling for this historical lantern.
龕灯提灯がんどうちょうちん
Alternate kanji spelling using 龕灯; less common.

Etymology

Compound of 強盗 (robber) and 提灯 (lantern), so named because it was associated with burglars who used it to direct light without being seen. The alternate spelling 龕灯提灯 uses 龕灯 (a niche or lantern).