# 灯 — lamp

灯 means “lamp”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: ひ (hi), とも(す) (tomosu), あかり (akari). You'll see it in words such as 灯 (hi, “light; lamp”).

- Meaning: lamp
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: ひ (hi), とも(す) (tomosu), あかり (akari)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Fire & light

## How to remember 灯

Parts: 火 fire · 丁 street

## Words with 灯

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 灯 | ひ (hi) | light; lamp |
| 灯す | ともす (tomosu) | to light; to turn on |

## Don't confuse it with

[町](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/town/) · [予](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/beforehand/) · [可](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/possible/) · [才](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/talent/)

## More in the “Fire & light” set

[熱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/heat/) · [燃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/burn/) · [焼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bake/) · [照](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shine/) · [煙](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/smoke/) · [灯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lamp/) · [灰](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ash/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lamp/. Last updated 2026-11-01.