ペンライト

ぺんらいと
noun
penlight; concert light stick
toolleisure
1. penlight; small pen-shaped flashlight
A small flashlight in the shape of a pen, slim enough to fit in a pocket. Used for inspections, medical exams, and as an emergency light.
医者(いしゃ)がペンライトで目(め)を調(しら)べた。
The doctor examined my eye with a penlight.
鞄(かばん)にペンライトを一本(いっぽん)入(い)れている。
I keep a penlight in my bag.
暗(くら)い廊下(ろうか)をペンライトで照(て)らしながら進(すす)んだ。
I moved down the dark hallway lighting the way with a penlight.
2. penlight; concert light stick (cheering tool)
A stick-shaped, often color-changing LED light waved by fans at concerts and idol events. Strongly associated with otaku and idol fan culture.
ライブで推(お)しのカラーのペンライトを振(ふ)った。
I waved a penlight in my favorite member's color at the concert.
アイドルのコンサートではペンライトの色(いろ)でメンバーを応援(おうえん)する。
At idol concerts, fans cheer on members by the color of their penlights.
会場(かいじょう)全体(ぜんたい)が同(おな)じ色(いろ)のペンライトで染(そ)まり、感動的(かんどうてき)だった。
The whole venue was bathed in penlights of the same color, and it was moving.

Loanword from English "penlight." Sense 2 is a Japanese expansion of meaning: a stick-shaped LED cheering light, often programmable to dozens of colors to support a specific idol member.

Common collocations

  • ペンライトを振(ふ)る: to wave a penlight (sense 2)
  • 推(お)しのカラーのペンライト: a penlight in one's favorite member's color (sense 2)
  • 医療用(いりょうよう)ペンライト: medical penlight (sense 1)

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Related Words

Compare: 懐中電灯(かいちゅうでんとう) (flashlight)
Compare: フラッシュライト (flashlight)
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Added 2026.6.7 13:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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