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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 27

灯 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

lamp; light

On: トウtou ドンdon チンchin チョウchou テイtei
Kun: ひhi あかりakari ともしびtomoshibi ほho ともすtomosu あかしakashi とぼすtobosu ともしtomoshi とぼしtoboshi

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

灯6 strokes

How to write 灯: stroke order

灯 has 6 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

灯 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 灯 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 灯

The parts 灯 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

火
fire
Radical
丁
exact; block; polite

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 27

拝 bow; worship; humble actionOnハイKunおがむ、おろがむ浴 bathe; receive a shower ofOnヨクKunあびる、あびせる、ゆあみ悩 worry; troubleOnノウ、ドウKunなやむ、なやます、なやましい汚 dirty; soil; defileOnオKunきたない、けがす、けがれる灯 lamp; lightOnトウ、ドン、チンKunひ、あかり、ともしび坊 monk; boy; person suffixOnボウ、ボッ、ホウKunまち、へや尻 buttocks; rear endOnコウKunしり涙 tearOnルイKunなみだ停 stop; haltOnテイKunとめる、とまる、とどまる了 finish; completeOnリョウKunおわる、しまう、さとる