Kanji
N2 6 strokes Grade 4 freq #1605

lamp, a light, light, counter for lights

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

fire hi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

light; lamp
kerosene; paraffin
electric light
lighthouse
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light
(electric) torch; flashlight
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
street light; streetlamp
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
paper lantern; Chinese lantern

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

Example sentences

There was a light burning in the window.

Paris is called the City of Lights. Many beautiful buildings are lit at night.

Edison invented the electric lamp.

Please put the light out when you leave the room.