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：2026/01/03
烛
Hiragana
しょく / ともしび
Kanji
燭
Noun
Japanese Meaning
光を発するもの / ろうそくなどの光源の明るさの単位（キャンドルパワー）
Easy Japanese Meaning
ろうそくのあかり。また、ひかりのつよさをあらわすことば。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
灯火、光源 / 蜡烛 / 旧光度单位“烛”
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
蠟燭 / 光源 / 光度單位（燭）
Korean Meaning
등불, 광원 / 광도의 옛 단위 ‘촉’
Vietnamese Meaning
nến / ánh sáng; nguồn chiếu sáng / đơn vị cường độ sáng (candlepower)
Tagalog Meaning
ilaw / kandela (yunit ng liwanag)
Sense（1）
a light (source of illumination)
Sense（2）
a candlepower
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
See correct answer
There was only one light burning in the room.
See correct answer
部屋の中にはただ一つの烛が灯っていた。
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