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灯
Hiragana
ともし
Noun
archaic
alt-of
alternative
Japanese Meaning
あかり。光。ともしび。 / 灯火に用いる道具。ランプや行灯など。 / （比喩的に）希望や導きとなるもの。
Easy Japanese Meaning
へやなどのなかでつかうひやあかりのこと。むかしのことば。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
室内火把 / 灯火 / 灯光
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
室內火把 / 燈火 / 燈光
Korean Meaning
(고어) 실내에서 쓰는 횃불 / (고어) 등불
Indonesian
obor dalam ruangan (arkais) / lampu (arkais) / cahaya (arkais)
Vietnamese Meaning
đuốc dùng trong nhà (cổ) / (cổ) biến thể của 灯 (tomoshi)
Tagalog Meaning
sulo sa loob ng bahay / ilawan / liwanag
Sense（1）
(archaic) an indoor torch
Sense（2）
(archaic) Alternative form of 灯 (tomoshi)
（ romanization ）
（ kyūjitai ）
（ hiragana ）
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(archaic) an indoor torch / (archaic) Alternative form of 灯 (tomoshi)
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灯
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In the old days, people used to light up their rooms with torches at night.
In the old days, people used to light up their rooms with torches at night.
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昔の人々は、夜になると灯を使って部屋を照らしていました。
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