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電光 (でんこう, denkou) Japanese meaning: lightning | Kotomora

電でん光こう

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

lightning; flash of lightning

Refers to a lightning bolt or flash. Often used in compounds like 電光石火 (lightning speed).

夜よ空ぞらに電でん光こうが走はしった。

Lightning flashed across the night sky.

2

electric light; electric illumination

Light produced by electricity, such as from a lamp or display. Less common than 電灯 for everyday lighting.

会かい場じょうは色いろとりどりの電でん光こうに照てらされていた。
The venue was lit up with colorful electric lights.

Usage patterns

電でん光こうが走はしるlightning flashes (across the sky)
夜よ空ぞらに電でん光こうが走はしった。
A flash of lightning shot across the night sky.
電でん光こうがひらめくlightning glimmers/flashes
遠とおくの雲くも間まで電でん光こうがひらめいた。
Lightning flickered among the distant clouds.

Kanji

電electricity
光ray, light

Related words

電でん灯とうN4sense 2
電灯 is the everyday word for an electric lamp or light fixture, while 電光 stresses the light itself or its source and appears mainly in compounds or literary contexts.
雷かみなりN4sense 1
雷 refers to the whole thunder-and-lightning phenomenon, whereas 電光 specifically denotes the visible flash of lightning.
稲いな光びかりN1sense 1
稲光 is the common, everyday term for a lightning flash, while 電光 sounds more literary or is used in set compounds like 電光石火.
雷らい光こう sense 1
雷光 and 電光 both mean a flash of lightning, but 雷光 leans slightly more toward describing the light accompanying thunder, while 電光 is the more general literary term.
稲いな妻ずまN1
電光 is a more technical or literary word for a flash of light or lightning, often seen in set phrases like 電光石火, while 稲妻 is the everyday word.

Word family

電でん光こう石せっ火か
lightning speed; in a flash; instantaneous
電でん光こう一いっ閃せん
flash of lightning
電でん光こう朝ちょう露ろ
fleeting; evanescent
電でん光こう掲

Etymology

Compound of 電 (electricity) and 光 (light). The lightning sense is an extension from the idea of a bright electric flash.

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示じ

板ばん

electronic display board; electric scoreboard; digital bulletin board

電でん光こうニュース

electronic news ticker; illuminated news sign