電灯(でんとう)

でんとう
noun
electric light
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.

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Added 2026.1.8 21:53 · Revised 2026.2.18 8:50
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