灯ひ明あかり

also: ほあかり

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Meanings

Refers to the light emitted by a lamp, torch, or similar flame-based light source. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a warm, flickering light.

部屋へやの中なかは灯ひ明あかりだけで、とても静しずかだった。
The room was lit only by lamplight and was very quiet.
遠とおくに松明たいまつの灯ひ明あかりが見みえた。
In the distance, we could see the light of torches.

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Kanji

灯lamp, a light, light
明bright, light
火fire

Related words

明あかり
明かり is a general term for 'light' or 'illumination', while 灯明かり specifically refers to light from a lamp or torch.
灯とう火か
灯火 is a more formal or literary term for 'lamp light' or 'light', often used in set phrases. 灯明かり is more descriptive and concrete.

Built from

灯ひ+明あかり

Written forms

灯明かり
- ひあかり
  Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling for 'lamplight/torchlight'.
- ほあかり
灯明り
- ひあかり
  Variant spelling with 明り instead of 明かり; less common but acceptable.
- ほあかり
火明かり
- ひあかり
  Rare spelling using 火 (fire) instead of 灯 (lamp); may be encountered in older texts.
- ほあかり
火明り
- ひあかり
  Rare variant combining 火 and 明り; not commonly used.
- ほあかり
ほあかり
Alternate reading ほあかり; rare and possibly archaic. Included for search coverage.

Etymology

Compound of 灯 (hi, 'lamp' or 'light') and 明かり (akari, 'light' or 'brightness'). The reading ひあかり is the standard kun'yomi combination. The alternate reading ほあかり uses the older or dialectal reading ほ for 灯/火.