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燈 means 'lamp' and is a variant of 灯

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Strokes : 16    Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-14    Grade: 10   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 11 words   Used in 48 words   Used in 118 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
On
   トウ
Kun
   ひ lamp   あかり light, illumination
Additional readings
Kun    ともしび   ほ-   ともす
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燈 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 燈 is used 43 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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トウ : 36 words FIND ALL
と う 1
Most common form: 灯
noun
1. light; lamp
suffix, counter
2. counter for electric lights
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トウ (read as どう) : 4 words FIND ALL
が ん ど う 0
noun
Buddhist altar light
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ひ : 2 words FIND ALL
ひ と も し ご ろ 5
Most common form: 火灯し頃
noun
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
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ともす : 1 word FIND ALL
と も す 2 と も す 0
Most common form: 灯す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to light; to turn on
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An additional トウ less common words include 燈 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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燈
トウ   ひ lamp   あかり light, illumination   
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