燭台(しょくだい)

しょくだい
noun
candlestick; candle holder; candelabra
1. candlestick; candle holder; candelabra
A stand or holder designed to support a candle or multiple candles. Encompasses both simple single-candle holders and ornate multi-branched candelabras.
燭台(しょくだい)にろうそくを立(た)てる。
To set a candle in a candlestick.
銀(ぎん)の燭台(しょくだい)がテーブルの上(うえ)に置(お)かれていた。
A silver candlestick was placed on the table.
教会(きょうかい)の祭壇(さいだん)には大(おお)きな燭台(しょくだい)が二(ふた)つ並(なら)んでいた。
Two large candelabras stood side by side on the church altar.

Composed of 燭(しょく) (candle, light) and 台(だい) (stand, platform). A word frequently encountered in literature, historical contexts, and descriptions of religious or ceremonial settings.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 燭台(しょくだい)にろうそくを立(た)てる: to set a candle in a holder
  • 銀(ぎん)の燭台(しょくだい): silver candlestick
  • 燭台(しょくだい)の火(ひ): candlestick flame
  • 燭台(しょくだい)を持(も)つ: to hold a candlestick

CULTURAL NOTE:
Famously appears in the novel Les Misérables (Japanese title: ああ無情(むじょう) or レ・ミゼラブル), where a bishop gives silver candlesticks to Jean Valjean. Also commonly seen in descriptions of Buddhist altars and traditional Japanese settings.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • キャンドルスタンド: candle stand — loanword, more modern
  • 灯明台(とうみょうだい): lamp stand (for oil lamps) — traditional, especially in Buddhist contexts
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