灯火

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See also: 燈火

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 燈火 (“lights”).
(This term is the simplified form of 燈火).
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
燈火 (kyūjitai)

Noun

(とう)() (tōka

  1. light; lamp, torch

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
とも(し)
Grade: 4
ひ > び
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
燈火 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
とぼ(し)
Grade: 4
ひ > び
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
燈火 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 灯火 – see the following entry.
ともしび4
a light
a lit flame (such as of a candle or torch)
(historical, obsolete) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system of the Heian period, a kind of scholarship granted to university students
Alternative spellings
ともし火,
とぼしび4
(archaic) Alternative form of (tomoshibi)
Alternative spelling
(This term, 灯火, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)