有明行灯ありあけあんどん

noun

portable paper lantern for walking at night

Historical term for a small, handheld paper lantern used to light one's way outdoors after dark. Now mostly encountered in period literature or descriptions of old customs.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、夜よ道みちを歩あるくときに有あり明あけ行あん灯どんを持もち歩あるいた。

  In the Edo period, people carried a portable paper lantern when walking at night.