石いし灯どう籠ろう

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Meanings

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stone lantern

A traditional Japanese garden ornament made of stone, often found in temples, shrines, and tea gardens. Also called 灯籠 (とうろう).

灯とう籠ろう
灯籠 is a general term for a lantern, which can be made of various materials. 石灯籠 specifically refers to a stone lantern.

石いし灯どう籠ろう
Standard modern kanji spelling.
石いし灯どう篭ろう
Variant using 篭 (a simplified form of 籠).
石いし燈どう籠ろう
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji 燈; rarely used in modern writing.
石いし燈どう篭ろう
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji 燈 and variant 篭; very rare.

Compound of 石 (いし, 'stone') and 灯籠 (とうろう, 'lantern'). The reading どうろう is a voiced variant of とうろう due to rendaku.