電灯

でんとう

Electric light, lamp

N4noun·dentou

How to remember it

電 (electricity) + 灯 (light) — an electric-powered lamp.

Example sentences

  • 電灯をつけてください。

    でんとうをつけてください。

    Please turn on the light.

  • 部屋の電灯が消えた。

    へやのでんとうがきえた。

    The room's light went out.

Usage

Slightly formal; everyday speech more often uses 電気.

Related words

電気明かりランプ照明

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