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点灯管 (てんとうかん, tentoukan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

点てん灯とう管かん

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Meanings

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fluorescent lamp starter; glow starter

Technical term for the small cylindrical starter used in older fluorescent light fixtures. Often called グロースターター in everyday contexts.

蛍けい光こう灯とうが点つかないときは、点てん灯とう管かんを交こう換かんしてみてください

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If the fluorescent light doesn't turn on, try replacing the starter.

Kanji

点spot, point, mark
灯lamp, a light, light
管pipe, tube, wind instrument

Related words

グロースターター
Common loanword synonym for 点灯管, used more frequently in everyday conversation.
蛍けい光こう灯とう
The fluorescent lamp itself; 点灯管 is the starter component inside the fixture.

Built from

点てん灯とう+管かん

Etymology

Compound of 点灯 (lighting, turning on a light) and 管 (tube, pipe), referring to the cylindrical shape of the starter.