灯

Glyph origin
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Readings
As shinjitai/variant kanji of :

As unsimplified kanji :

Readings shared by both kanji:

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) a light, lamp

Suffix

 * 1) electric light

Affix

 * 1) light, lamp
 * 2)  Buddhist teaching

Etymology 2
First attested around the 10th century.

Nominalization of, the of verb.

Noun

 * 1) a light
 * : a torch used to bait deer when night hunting

Etymology 3
Compound of 🇰🇲.

Noun

 * 1) a light
 * 2) a lit flame
 * 3)  under the  system of the, a kind of scholarship granted to university students
 * 1) a lit flame
 * 2)  under the  system of the, a kind of scholarship granted to university students
 * 1)  under the  system of the, a kind of scholarship granted to university students

Etymology 4
Nominalization of, the of verb.

Equivalent to a shift from tomoshi above, with the nasal becomes plosive.

Noun

 * 1)  an indoor torch

Etymology 5
Compound of 🇰🇲.

Equivalent to a shift from tomoshibi above, the nasal becomes plosive.

Etymology 6
The of verb.

Noun

 * 1) a light, lamp
 * 2)  a light  offered to a kami or buddha
 * 1)  a light  offered to a kami or buddha
 * 1)  a light  offered to a kami or buddha

Etymology 7
Cognate with and extension of.

Noun

 * 1) a light, lamp