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燈 is a Chinese character, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja that means lamp, light, or lantern.
This can also be the Japanese female given name Hikaru.
In the Buddhist context, this is used to express the Sanskrit word, dīpa (the same meaning as a lamp or lantern).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 燈 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
燈 灯 see styles |
dēng deng1 teng hikaru ひかる |
More info & calligraphy: Lamp / Lantern(out-dated kanji) (1) light; lamp; (suf,ctr) (2) counter for electric lights; (female given name) Hikaru dīpa, a lamp, lantern; cf. 然燈 12. |
心燈 心灯 see styles |
xīn dēng xin1 deng1 hsin teng shintō |
More info & calligraphy: Inner Light / Intelligence |
一燈 一灯 see styles |
yī dēng yi1 deng1 i teng ittō |
a single lamp |
世燈 世灯 see styles |
shì dēng shi4 deng1 shih teng setō |
lamp to the world |
信燈 see styles |
shinto しんと |
(given name) Shinto |
傳燈 传灯 see styles |
chuán dēng chuan2 deng1 ch`uan teng chuan teng dentō |
to pass on the light of Buddha To transmit the light, pass on the lamp of truth. |
冰燈 冰灯 see styles |
bīng dēng bing1 deng1 ping teng |
ice lantern |
前燈 前灯 see styles |
qián dēng qian2 deng1 ch`ien teng chien teng |
headlight |
剜燈 剜灯 see styles |
wān dēng wan1 deng1 wan teng wantō |
To scoop out (one's body) and turn (it) into a lamp, attributed to Śākyamuni in a former incarnation. |
千燈 see styles |
sendo せんど |
(place-name) Sendo |
吊燈 吊灯 see styles |
diào dēng diao4 deng1 tiao teng |
hanging lamp |
噴燈 see styles |
pēn dēng pen1 deng1 p`en teng pen teng |
blowtorch; blowlamp |
壁燈 壁灯 see styles |
bì dēng bi4 deng1 pi teng |
wall lamp; bracket light; CL:盞|盏[zhan3] |
大燈 大灯 see styles |
dà dēng da4 deng1 ta teng |
headlight |
天燈 天灯 see styles |
tiān dēng tian1 deng1 t`ien teng tien teng |
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals) |
如燈 如灯 see styles |
rú dēng ru2 deng1 ju teng nyotō |
like a lamp |
射燈 射灯 see styles |
shè dēng she4 deng1 she teng |
spotlight |
小燈 see styles |
koto こと |
(female given name) Koto |
尾燈 尾灯 see styles |
wěi dēng wei3 deng1 wei teng bitou / bito びとう |
tail light (on vehicle) (out-dated kanji) tail-light (taillight); tail lamp (taillamp); rear light |
幻燈 幻灯 see styles |
huàn dēng huan4 deng1 huan teng gentou / gento げんとう |
lantern slides (out-dated kanji) slide projector; magic lantern |
後燈 后灯 see styles |
hòu dēng hou4 deng1 hou teng |
taillight |
悠燈 see styles |
yuuhi / yuhi ゆうひ |
(female given name) Yūhi |
慈燈 慈灯 see styles |
cí dēng ci2 deng1 tz`u teng tzu teng Jitō |
Jadeung |
慧燈 慧灯 see styles |
huì dēng hui4 deng1 hui teng etō |
The lamp of wisdom. |
挑燈 挑灯 see styles |
tiǎo dēng tiao3 deng1 t`iao teng tiao teng |
to light a lamp; to raise a lantern |
掌燈 掌灯 see styles |
zhǎng dēng zhang3 deng1 chang teng |
to hold a lamp; to light a lamp |
提燈 提灯 see styles |
tí dēng ti2 deng1 t`i teng ti teng chouchin / chochin ちょうちん |
a portable lamp paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern |
放燈 放灯 see styles |
fàng dēng fang4 deng1 fang teng hōtō |
Lighting strings of lanterns, on the fifteenth of the first month, a custom wrongly attributed to Han Ming Ti, to celebrate the victory of Buddhism in the debate with Taoists; later extended to the seventh and fifteenth full moons. |
明燈 明灯 see styles |
míng dēng ming2 deng1 ming teng myōtō |
a bright lamp |
星燈 see styles |
seitou / seto せいとう |
(given name) Seitou |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Lamp Lantern | 燈 灯 | tou / to | dēng / deng1 / deng | teng |
Inner Light Intelligence | 心燈 心灯 | shin tou / shintou / shin to | xīn dēng / xin1 deng1 / xin deng / xindeng | hsin teng / hsinteng |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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