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高灯台 (takatoudai) Japanese meaning: tall candlestick | Kotomora
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An old tall candlestick is placed in the temple's main hall.
They lit the tall lamp stand to brighten the room.
Kanji 台 pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles 燈 lamp, light, counter for lights Written forms 高たか 灯とう 台だい
Standard modern kanji spelling.
高たか 燈とう 台だい
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji 燈; rarely used in modern writing.
Etymology Compound of 高 (taka, 'tall') + 灯台 (tōdai, 'lamp stand' or 'light stand'). The reading たかとうだい is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi たか and on'yomi とうだい.