Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 点灯(てんとう) in Japanese

点灯
Kana Reading
てんとう
Romaji
tentō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
    Example sentence
    パリと呼ばれています。多く美しい建物になるとされます Paris is called the City of Lights. Many beautiful buildings are lighted at night.

Examples of 点灯, てんとう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

6 strokes

lamp, a light, light, counter for lights

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: ひ, ほ-, ともしび, とも.す, あかり

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JLPT 3

9 strokes

spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: つ.ける, つ.く, た.てる, さ.す, とぼ.す, とも.す, ぼち

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