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：2026/01/03
烛
Hiragana
しょく
Kanji
燭
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Japanese Meaning
灯火の明るさを表す助数詞。「一烛」「数烛」のように用いる。元来は一本のろうそくが発する光の単位。 / （比喩的に）わずかな助けや、心を照らす小さな光のたとえ。「一烛の光」などの表現で用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あかるさのたんいで、ろうそく1ほんのあかるさを1とする。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
旧光度单位“烛”（candlepower） / 表示光强的计量单位
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
表示光度的量詞，等於一燭光 / 舊制的光度單位「燭」
Korean Meaning
광도(밝기)를 세는 단위 / 캔들파워(촉)에 해당하는 옛 단위
Vietnamese Meaning
đơn vị “nến” đo cường độ sáng / một nến (sức nến)
Tagalog Meaning
yunit ng tindi ng liwanag na katumbas ng isang kandela / panukat ng candlepower (liwanag ng kandila)
Sense（1）
a candlepower
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
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This room is lit by a single candlepower.
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この部屋は一烛の明かりで照らされています。
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