電 灯(でんとう)

でんとう

noun

electric light

See also: 伝統(でんとう) (tradition)

1. electric light, lamp

A device that produces light from electricity.

電灯(でんとう)が消(き)えた。

The light went out.

電灯(でんとう)をつけてください。

Please turn on the light.

電灯(でんとう)を消(け)してください。

Please turn off the light.

電灯(でんとう)をつけたまま寝(ね)てしまった。

I fell asleep with the light on.

夜(よる)になると町(まち)の電灯(でんとう)がきれいに光(ひか)って見(み)える。

At night, the town lights look beautiful shining.

電灯(でんとう) is a somewhat formal term for electric lights.

Common expressions

電灯(でんとう)をつける: to turn on the light
電灯(でんとう)を消(け)す: to turn off the light
電灯(でんとう)が消(き)える: the light goes out
街灯(がいとう): street light

Similar words

電気(でんき): electricity, also commonly used for "lights" in casual speech
明(あ)かり: light, illumination (general term)
ライト: light (loanword, often for specific fixtures)
照明(しょうめい): lighting, illumination (formal)

Note: In casual speech, 電気(でんき)をつける is more common than 電灯(でんとう)をつける.

Related Words

Compare: 電気(でんき) (electricity, also commonly used…)

Compare: 明(あ)かり (light, illumination)

Compare: ライト (light)

Compare: 照明(しょうめい) (lighting, illumination)

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Added 2026.1.8 21:53 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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