Vocabulary

What does 電灯 (でんとう, dentou) mean?

電灯 (でんとう, dentou) means electric light.

Quick facts
Readingでんとう
Romajidentou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
でんとう
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondentou

electric light

  1. 1noun electric light

Example sentences

  • The light suddenly went out.

  • It's dark, so please turn on the light.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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