灯台
Meanings
1
lighthouse
A tower or building with a bright light to guide ships at sea.
A white lighthouse stands at the tip of the cape.
2
old-fashioned oil lamp stand
Historical interior light fixture: a wooden pole with an oil dish and wick on top. Not a modern lamp.
An old-fashioned oil lamp stand was placed on the period-drama set.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に灯台が立つfor a lighthouse to stand at a place
There is an old lighthouse standing on that cape.
- 灯台の光the beam/light of a lighthouse
We could see the lighthouse's light in the distance.
Expressions
- 灯台下暗しit is darkest under the lamp post; you can't see what's right under your nose