街がい灯とう

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Meanings

A noun for a lamp installed along a street, road, path, or public area to provide light at night.

街がい灯とうがつくfor a streetlamp to turn on
夕ゆう方がたになると街がい灯とうがつく。
The streetlamps turn on in the evening.
街がい灯とうが消きえるfor a streetlamp to go out
停てい電でんで街がい灯とうが消きえてしまった。
The streetlamps went out because of a power outage.
街がい灯とうの下もとで〈動どう詞し〉to do something under a streetlamp
彼かれは街がい灯とうの下もとで本ほんを読よんでいた。
He was reading a book under the streetlamp.
街がい灯とうを設せっ置ちするto install a streetlamp
市しはこの道みちに新あたらしい街がい灯とうを設せっ置ちした。
The city installed new streetlamps on this road.

街がい路ろ灯とう
街路灯 is a more formal or technical term for street lighting, while 街灯 is the everyday word for a streetlamp.
電でん灯とうN4
電灯 refers to any electric lamp in general, whereas 街灯 specifically means a lamp installed outdoors along a street.

街がい頭とうN1
街灯 (がいとう) means 'streetlight, lamppost' and is pronounced identically to 街頭 (がいとう), but the two words refer to completely different things and are easily confused when only heard.
電でん柱ちゅうN2
街灯 is a streetlight for illumination, whereas 電柱 is a pole that carries power or telephone lines, even though a 街灯 may be mounted on one.

街がい灯とうUsage96%
Standard modern spelling for a street light or streetlamp.
街がい燈とうUsage4%
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji spelling using 燈; mainly encountered in older writing or stylistic contexts.

A Sino-Japanese compound of 街, meaning street or town area, and 灯, meaning lamp or light. The older spelling 街燈 uses 燈 for 灯.