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点灯 (てんとう, tentou) Japanese meaning: lighting | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 点灯する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 点てん 灯とう する 点てん 灯とう しない Polite 点てん 灯とう します 点てん 灯とう しません Past polite 点てん 灯とう しました 点てん 灯とう しませんでした Past 点てん 灯とう した 点てん 灯とう しなかった Te-form 点てん 灯とう して 点てん 灯とう しないで Desire 点てん 灯とう したい 点てん 灯とう したくない Potential 点てん 灯とう できる 点てん 灯とう できない Passive 点てん 灯とう される 点てん 灯とう されない Causative 点てん 灯とう させる 点てん 灯とう させない Causative passive 点てん 灯とう させられる 点てん 灯とう させられない Volitional 点てん 灯とう しよう Polite volitional 点てん 灯とう しましょう Imperative 点てん 灯とう しろ 点てん 灯とう するな Conditional 点てん 灯とう すれば 点てん 灯とう しなければ Tara conditional 点てん 灯とう したら 点てん 灯とう しなかったら
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てん
灯とう
する
。
I turn on the room light.
The streetlight turned on automatically.
Transitive / intransitive 点灯 is used both transitively and intransitively: ライトを点灯する (to turn on a light) and ライトが点灯する (the light comes on).
Related words 点灯 is specifically for switching on a lamp or light, whereas 点火 refers to igniting a flame or starting an engine.
点灯 is the act of turning a light on, while 照明 refers more broadly to lighting or illumination as a general concept or system.
点灯する is a formal, often technical term for a light coming on, whereas 点く is the plain, everyday equivalent.
点灯する is a formal, technical term for turning on a light (often seen on signs or in instructions), whereas 灯す has a softer, more literary feel and is often used for flames.
点灯 simply means turning a light on, whereas ライトアップ implies a deliberate, often artistic illumination of a building or landmark.
Opposites 点灯 means turning a light on, while 消灯 means turning it off.
点灯 means a light stays continuously on, while 点滅 means it repeatedly turns on and off.
Don't confuse with 電灯 is the noun for an electric lamp or light itself, while 点灯 is the verb-noun for the act of turning that light on.
点火 refers to igniting a fire or fuel, while 点灯 refers to switching on a light, and the two are easily confused because of the shared 点 kanji.
Etymology Compound of 点 (point; light) and 灯 (lamp; light). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of lighting or turning on a light.
