電でん灯とう

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

electric light

General term for any light powered by electricity, including lamps, bulbs, and fixtures.

電でん灯とうを消けすto turn off the electric light
寝ねる前まえに電でん灯とうを消けした。
I turned off the light before going to bed.
電でん灯とうがつくfor the electric light to come on
スイッチを押おすと電でん灯とうがついた。
The light came on when I pressed the switch.
〈場ば所しょ〉に電でん灯とうをつけるto install an electric light in a place
庭にわに電でん灯とうをつけた。
We installed a light in the garden.

電でん気きN5
電気 is the everyday, colloquial word for a light (as in 電気をつける), while 電灯 is the more formal or written term for an electric lamp or light fixture.
照しょう明めいN1
照明 is a more technical or formal term covering lighting or illumination in general (e.g. interior design), whereas 電灯 refers to an individual electric light or lamp.
ライト
ライト is a casual loanword often used for smaller or portable lights (e.g. bike lights, stage lights), while 電灯 is the standard term for household electric lighting.
電でん光こう
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.

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街がい灯とう
電灯 refers to any electric lamp in general, whereas 街灯 specifically means a lamp installed outdoors along a street.
ランプN1
電灯 specifically means an electric light/bulb, while ランプ can refer to oil lamps as well as electric ones and often has an old-fashioned or decorative feel.

電でん球きゅうN2
電球 refers specifically to the light bulb itself, while 電灯 refers to the electric light or lamp as a whole, including its fixture.
蛍けい光こう灯とうN2
蛍光灯 names a specific type of light—the fluorescent tube—while 電灯 is the general term covering any kind of electric light.
点てん灯とう
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.

灯とう
Literary counter for lights and lamps (一灯).
個こN5
The all-purpose counter for small discrete objects, used when no more specific counter applies.

電でん灯とうUsage88%
Standard modern kanji spelling.
電でん燈とうUsage12%
out-dated kanji form
Older kanji form using 燈; still encountered in historical contexts or older texts.

Compound of 電 (electricity) and 灯 (light).