# 燈

| 燈 | U+71C8, &#29128; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-71C8 |
| ← 燇 [U+71C7] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 燉 → [U+71C9] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 灯 |
| Simplified | 灯 |
| Traditional | 燈 |

### Han character

燈 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+12, 16 strokes, cangjie input 火弓人廿 (FNOT), four-corner 9281$_8$, composition ⿰火登)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 682, character 14
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19402
* Dae Jaweon: page 1094, character 10
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2238, character 11
* Unihan data for U+71C8

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 登 | *tɯːŋ |
| 璒 | *tɯːŋ |
| 燈 | *tɯːŋ |
| 簦 | *tɯːŋ |
| 蹬 | *tɯːŋ, *dɯːŋs |
| 磴 | *tɯːŋ, *tɯːŋs, *tʰɯːŋ |
| 鐙 | *tɯːŋ, *tɯːŋs |
| 嶝 | *tɯːŋs |
| 隥 | *tɯːŋs |
| 橙 | *tɯːŋs, *rdɯːŋ |
| 凳 | *tɯːŋs |
| 墱 | *tɯːŋs |
| 鼟 | *tʰɯːŋ |
| 膯 | *tʰɯːŋ |
| 澄 | *dɯːŋs, *dɯŋ, *rdɯŋ |
| 鄧 | *dɯːŋs |
| 僜 | *dɯːŋs, *tʰɯŋ |
| 覴 | *tʰɯŋs |
| 瞪 | *dɯŋ, *dɯŋs, *rdɯːŋ |
| 憕 | *dɯŋ, *rdɯŋ, *rdɯːŋ |
| 撜 | *tjɯŋʔ |
| 證 | *tjɯŋs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tɯːŋ): semantic 火 (“candlelight”) + phonetic 登 (OC *tɯːŋ).

### Etymology
#### to jinx

    From 燈神／灯神. See there for more.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): dēng, dēn (deng$^1$, den$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄥ, ㄉㄣ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): den$^1$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): děng
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): dèn
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дын (dɨn, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dang$^1$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): dan$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ang$^1$ / ang$^{1*}$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): dang$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): den$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): tên
    (Hailu, HRS): den$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): dên$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): deng$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): dáing
* Eastern Min (BUC): dĭng / dĕng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): deng$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): teng / tin
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dêng$^1$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): ding$^1$ / deng$^1$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): dang$^1$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^1$ten
** (Jinhua): $^1$ten
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): den$^1$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): denn$^1$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): den$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dēng
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: deng
*** Wade–Giles: têng$^1$
*** Yale: dēng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deng
*** Palladius: дэн (dɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /tɤŋ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dēngr
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄥㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dengr
*** Wade–Giles: têng$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: dēngr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dengl
*** Palladius: дэнр (dɛnr)
*** Sinological IPA : /tɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, shangkouzi pronunciation)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dēn
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: den
*** Wade–Giles: tên$^1$
*** Yale: dēn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: den
*** Palladius: дэнь (dɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /tən⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: den$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: den
*** Sinological IPA : /tən⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: děng
*** Sinological IPA : /təŋ²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: dèn
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): den$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tə̃³¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дын (dɨn, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /təŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dang$^1$
*** Yale: dāng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dang$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: deng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɐŋ⁵⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: dan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɐn²¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ang$^1$ / ang$^{1*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /aŋ³³/, /aŋ³³⁻³³⁵/
** (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
*** Jyutping++: dang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɐŋ³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: den$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛn⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tên
*** Hakka Romanization System: den$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: den$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ten²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: den$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ten⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: dên$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tɛn⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: deng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /təŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dáing
*** Sinological IPA : /taiŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dĭng / dĕng
*** Sinological IPA : /tiŋ⁵⁵/, /tɛiŋ⁵⁵/
* dĭng - vernacular;
* dĕng - literary.
* Middle Chinese: tong
Rime :
| Character | 燈 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 端 (5) |
| Final (韻) | 登 (129) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 都滕切 |
| Baxter | tong |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /təŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /təŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /təŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /təŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /təŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /təŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /təŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dēng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dang$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*k-tˤəŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*tɯːŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 燈 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | dēng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tong › |
| Old Chinese | /*k-tˁəŋ/ |
| English | lamp |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 燈 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 2171 |
| Phonetic component | 登 |
| Rime group | 蒸 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | |
| Old Chinese | /*tɯːŋ/ |
| Notes | 鐙後起分化字 |

### Definitions

燈
* lamp; light; lantern (for illumination) (Classifier: 盞／盏 m c h w; 眼 c; 支 mn mn-t)
    電燈／电灯 ― diàndēng ― electric light
    熄燈／熄灯 ― xīdēng ― to turn off a light
* lamp (for heating)
    酒精燈／酒精灯 ― jiǔjīngdēng ― alcohol burner
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) traffic lights (Classifier: 支 c)
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) to jinx; to make incorrect predictions
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) tending to jinx

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 燈 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 燈 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 燈 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 燈 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 燈 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 燈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 亮 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 燈 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 燈 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 燈 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 燈, 火 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 燈, 火 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 燈 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 燈 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 燈, 火 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 燈, 火 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 燈, 火 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 燈, 火 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 燈, 火 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 燈, 火 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 燈 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 燈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 燈 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 燈 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 燈, 火 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 火 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 火, 燈 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 火, 燈 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 燈 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 燈 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 燈, 亮 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 燈 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 燈, 亮 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 燈 |

### Compounds

* 七星燈 / 七星灯
* 丈八燈臺 / 丈八灯台
* 上燈 / 上灯 (shàngdēng)
* 九蓮燈 / 九莲灯
* 五燈會元 / 五灯会元
* 亮紅燈 / 亮红灯
* 仙燈 / 仙灯 (xiāndēng)
* 佛燈 / 佛灯
* 信號燈 / 信号灯 (xìnhàodēng)
* 保險燈 / 保险灯 (bǎoxiǎndēng)
* 傑克南瓜燈 / 杰克南瓜灯 (jiékè-nánguādēng)
* 傳燈 / 传灯
* 傳燈錄 / 传灯录
* 元燈 / 元灯
* 光明燈 / 光明灯 (guāngmíngdēng)
* 充氣燈泡 / 充气灯泡
* 冰燈 / 冰灯 (bīngdēng)
* 剪燈新話 / 剪灯新话
* 南瓜燈 / 南瓜灯 (nánguādēng)
* 取燈兒 / 取灯儿 (qǔdēngr)
* 吊燈 / 吊灯 (diàodēng)
* 吹燈 / 吹灯
* 吹燈兒 / 吹灯儿
* 噴燈 / 喷灯
* 回燈 / 回灯
* 壁燈 / 壁灯 (bìdēng)
* 天燈 / 天灯 (tiāndēng)
* 太谷燈 / 太谷灯
* 太陽燈 / 太阳灯 (tàiyángdēng)
* 孔明燈 / 孔明灯 (kǒngmíngdēng)
* 孤燈挑盡 / 孤灯挑尽
* 安全燈 / 安全灯 (ānquándēng)
* 宮燈 / 宫灯
* 宮燈花 / 宫灯花
* 寶蓮燈 / 宝莲灯
* 寶軒燈 / 宝轩灯
* 幻燈 / 幻灯 (huàndēng)
* 幻燈機 / 幻灯机 (huàndēngjī)
* 幻燈片 / 幻灯片
* 弧光燈 / 弧光灯
* 張燈掛彩 / 张灯挂彩
* 張燈結彩 / 张灯结彩
* 張燈結綵 / 张灯结彩
* 影不離燈 / 影不离灯
* 影燈 / 影灯
* 息燈 / 息灯
* 懸燈結彩 / 悬灯结彩
* 戳燈 / 戳灯
* 打燈虎 / 打灯虎
* 打燈謎 / 打灯谜
* 拜燈節 / 拜灯节
* 挑燈 / 挑灯 (tiǎodēng)
* 挑燈夜戰 / 挑灯夜战 (tiǎodēngyèzhàn)
* 挑燈撥火 / 挑灯拨火
* 挂燈結綵 / 挂灯结彩
* 捕蚊燈 / 捕蚊灯 (bǔwéndēng)
* 捕蟲燈 / 捕虫灯
* 探照燈 / 探照灯 (tànzhàodēng)
* 掌燈 / 掌灯
* 掛燈 / 挂灯 (guàdēng)
* 掌燈時分 / 掌灯时分
* 掛燈結彩 / 挂灯结彩
* 掛紅燈 / 挂红灯
* 提燈 / 提灯 (tídēng)
* 摩電燈 / 摩电灯
* 撲燈蛾 / 扑灯蛾
* 放水燈 / 放水灯
* 放河燈 / 放河灯
* 放燈 / 放灯
* 斗燈
* 料絲燈 / 料丝灯
* 方向燈 / 方向灯
* 日光燈 / 日光灯 (rìguāngdēng)
* 明燈 / 明灯 (míngdēng)
* 晏燈 / 晏灯
* 暗室逢燈 / 暗室逢灯
* 桌燈 / 桌灯 (zhuōdēng)
* 桅燈 / 桅灯
* 檯燈 / 台灯 (táidēng)
* 殘燈末廟 / 残灯末庙
* 氖燈 / 氖灯 (nǎidēng)
* 水晶燈籠 / 水晶灯笼
* 水燈 / 水灯 (shuǐdēng)
* 水銀燈 / 水银灯
* 汽油燈 / 汽油灯
* 汽燈 / 汽灯 (qìdēng)
* 法燈 / 法灯
* 油燈 / 油灯 (yóudēng)
* 河燈 / 河灯
* 泡燈 / 泡灯
* 油盡燈枯 / 油尽灯枯
* 洋燈 / 洋灯 (yángdēng)
* 海燈 / 海灯
* 浪蕩燈 / 浪荡灯
* 炮打燈兒 / 炮打灯儿
* 照明燈 / 照明灯 (zhàomíngdēng)
* 煤氣燈 / 煤气灯 (méiqìdēng)
* 煤油燈 / 煤油灯 (méiyóudēng)
* 煙燈 / 烟灯
* 熒光燈 / 荧光灯 (yíngguāngdēng)
* 熄燈 / 熄灯 (xīdēng)
* 燈下 / 灯下
* 燈事 / 灯事
* 燈傘 / 灯伞
* 燈光 / 灯光 (dēngguāng)
* 燈光燦爛 / 灯光灿烂
* 燈具 / 灯具 (dēngjù)
* 燈塔 / 灯塔 (dēngtǎ)
* 燈夕 / 灯夕
* 燈宵 / 灯宵
* 燈山 / 灯山
* 燈市 / 灯市
* 燈座 / 灯座 (dēngzuò)
* 燈彩 / 灯彩
* 燈影 / 灯影
* 燈心 / 灯心 (dēngxīn)
* 燈心絨 / 灯心绒
* 燈心草 / 灯心草 (dēngxīncǎo)
* 燈控 / 灯控
* 燈掛 / 灯挂
* 燈會 / 灯会
* 燈期 / 灯期
* 燈檠 / 灯檠
* 燈毬 / 灯球
* 燈泡 / 灯泡 (dēngpào)
* 燈油 / 灯油 (dēngyóu)
* 燈油錢 / 灯油钱
* 燈淺無油 / 灯浅无油
* 燈源 / 灯源
* 燈火 / 灯火 (dēnghuǒ)
* 燈火之資 / 灯火之资
* 燈火店 / 灯火店
* 燈火萬家 / 灯火万家
* 燈火管制 / 灯火管制 (dēnghuǒ guǎnzhì)
* 燈火輝煌 / 灯火辉煌
* 燈火通明 / 灯火通明 (dēnghuǒtōngmíng)
* 燈火闌珊 / 灯火阑珊 (dēnghuǒlánshān)
* 燈炷 / 灯炷
* 燈煤 / 灯煤
* 燃燈佛 / 燃灯佛
* 燈燭 / 灯烛 (dēngzhú)
* 燈燭熒煌 / 灯烛荧煌
* 燈燭輝煌 / 灯烛辉煌
* 燈盞 / 灯盏 (dēngzhǎn)
* 燈盞熒熒 / 灯盏荧荧
* 燈節 / 灯节 (dēngjié)
* 燈管 / 灯管
* 燈篙 / 灯篙
* 燈籠 / 灯笼 (dēnglóng)
* 燈籠褲 / 灯笼裤 (dēnglongkù)
* 燈紅酒綠 / 灯红酒绿 (dēnghóngjiǔlǜ)
* 燈絲 / 灯丝 (dēngsī)
* 燈綵 / 灯彩
* 燈罩 / 灯罩 (dēngzhào)
* 燈膽 / 灯胆 (dēngdǎn)
* 燈臺 / 灯台 (dēngtái)
* 燈船 / 灯船
* 燈色 / 灯色
* 燈花 / 灯花
* 燈芯 / 灯芯 (dēngxīn)
* 燈苗 / 灯苗
* 燈草 / 灯草
* 燈虎 / 灯虎
* 燈號 / 灯号
* 燈蛾 / 灯蛾
* 燈蛾撲火 / 灯蛾扑火
* 燈語 / 灯语
* 燈謎 / 灯谜 (dēngmí)
* 燈頭 / 灯头
* 燈飾 / 灯饰
* 猜燈 / 猜灯
* 琉璃燈 / 琉璃灯
* 白熱電燈 / 白热电灯
* 白熾燈 / 白炽灯 (báichìdēng)
* 白熾電燈 / 白炽电灯
* 皮燈毬 / 皮灯球
* 皮燈籠 / 皮灯笼
* 省油燈 / 省油灯
* 省油的燈 / 省油的灯 (shěngyóu de dēng)
* 瞎子點燈 / 瞎子点灯
* 矗燈 / 矗灯
* 磨電燈 / 磨电灯
* 礦燈 / 矿灯
* 萬家燈火 / 万家灯火 (wànjiādēnghuǒ)
* 篝燈 / 篝灯
* 紅燈 / 红灯 (hóngdēng)
* 紅燈綠酒 / 红灯绿酒
* 紅綠燈 / 红绿灯 (hónglǜdēng)
* 紙燈 / 纸灯 (zhǐdēng)
* 紗燈 / 纱灯
* 紗罩燈 / 纱罩灯
* 綠燈 / 绿灯 (lǜdēng)
* 綽燈 / 绰灯
* 綠燈戶 / 绿灯户
* 美人燈兒 / 美人灯儿 (měiréndēngr)
* 美孚燈 / 美孚灯
* 美術燈 / 美术灯
* 聚光燈 / 聚光灯 (jùguāngdēng)
* 腳燈 / 脚灯
* 航行燈 / 航行灯
* 花燈 / 花灯 (huādēng)
* 花燈戲 / 花灯戏
* 茶燈 / 茶灯
* 荷花燈 / 荷花灯
* 菜油燈 / 菜油灯
* 華燈 / 华灯 (huádēng)
* 華燈初上 / 华灯初上
* 藍普燈 / 蓝普灯
* 號燈 / 号灯
* 號誌燈 / 号志灯
* 螢光燈 / 萤光灯 (yíngguāngdēng)
* 蠟燈 / 蜡灯
* 行燈 / 行灯 (xíngdēng)
* 街燈 / 街灯 (jiēdēng)
* 試燈 / 试灯
* 誘蟲燈 / 诱虫灯
* 諸葛燈 / 诸葛灯
* 豎燈篙 / 竖灯篙
* 走馬燈 / 走马灯 (zǒumǎdēng)
* 跑馬燈 / 跑马灯 (pǎomǎdēng)
* 路燈 / 路灯 (lùdēng)
* 車燈 / 车灯 (chēdēng)
* 轉燈 / 转灯 (zhuàndēng)
* 逛燈 / 逛灯
* 過眼風燈 / 过眼风灯
* 酒精燈 / 酒精灯 (jiǔjīngdēng)
* 酒綠燈紅 / 酒绿灯红
* 鎂光燈 / 镁光灯 (měiguāngdēng)
* 鎢絲燈 / 钨丝灯
* 長明燈 / 长明灯 (chángmíngdēng)
* 閃光燈 / 闪光灯 (shǎnguāngdēng)
* 開紅燈 / 开红灯
* 闖紅燈 / 闯红灯 (chuǎng hóngdēng)
* 闖黃燈 / 闯黄灯
* 關燈 / 关灯
* 隨身燈 / 随身灯
* 雪案螢燈 / 雪案萤灯
* 電氣燈 / 电气灯
* 電燈 / 电灯 (diàndēng)
* 電燈柱 / 电灯柱 (diàndēngzhù)
* 電燈泡 / 电灯泡 (diàndēngpào)
* 電石燈 / 电石灯 (diànshídēng)
* 霓虹燈 / 霓虹灯 (níhóngdēng)
* 青燈黃卷 / 青灯黄卷 (qīngdēnghuángjuàn)
* 青紅燈 / 青红灯 (chheⁿ-âng-teng)
* 頭燈 / 头灯 (tóudēng)
* 風燈 / 风灯 (fēngdēng)
* 風雨燈 / 风雨灯 (fēngyǔdēng)
* 香燈 / 香灯
* 馬燈 / 马灯 (mǎdēng)
* 馬燈調 / 马灯调
* 馬騎燈 / 马骑灯
* 鬧龍燈 / 闹龙灯
* 鬼吹燈 / 鬼吹灯
* 鴛鴦燈 / 鸳鸯灯
* 鹵素燈 / 卤素灯 (lǔsùdēng)
* 黃卷青燈 / 黄卷青灯
* 黃燈 / 黄灯 (huángdēng)
* 黑漆皮燈 / 黑漆皮灯
* 黑燈下火 / 黑灯下火
* 黑燈瞎火 / 黑灯瞎火 (hēidēngxiāhuǒ)
* 點灶燈 / 点灶灯
* 點燈 / 点灯 (diǎndēng)
* 龍燈 / 龙灯 (lóngdēng)
* 龍燈舞 / 龙灯舞

### References

* “燈”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 灯)

#### Readings

* Go-on: とう (tō)
* Kan-on: とう (tō)
* Kan’yō-on: とん (ton)
* Kun: あかり (akari, 燈)、ともしび (tomoshibi, 燈)、ともす (tomosu, 燈す)、ひ (hi, 燈)、ほ (ho, 燈)

#### Usage notes

燈 was in the tōyō kanji list from 1946. It was used interchangeably with its simpler variant 灯. In 1981, it was replaced by 灯 with the introduction of the 常(じょう)用(よう)漢(かん)字(じ) (jōyō kanji). At the same time, the tōyō kanji 燈 has been repurposed as a jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji.

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 燈 (MC tong). Recorded as Middle Korean 드ᇰ (tung) (Yale: tung) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

### Hanja

Wikisource 燈 (eumhun 등 등 (deung deung))
* hanja form of 등 (“lamp, lantern, light”)

#### Compounds

* 가로등 (街路燈, garodeung, “streetlamp”)
* 등광 (燈光, deunggwang, “lamp light”)
* 등대 (燈臺, deungdae, “lighthouse”)
* 등유 (燈油, deung'yu, “lamp oil”)
* 등잔 (燈盞, deungjan, “oil lamp”)
* 등탑 (燈塔, deungtap, “tower with lamp”)
* 등화 (燈火, deunghwa, “lamp light”)
* 신호등 (信號燈, sinhodeung, “traffic lights”)
* 전등 (電燈, jeondeung, “electric lamp”)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

燈: Hán Nôm readings: đăng
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