灯り

Japanese

Alternative spelling
燈り (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 灯り – see the following entry.

[noun] [from 1163] light

[noun] 灯り: [from 1809] lighting, a light, a lamp, artificial illumination

[noun] [from 1603] a bright place; (figurative) a public place

[noun] [from 1701] a positive sign amidst adversity (compare English light at the end of the tunnel)

[noun] [from 1566] (figurative) the end of a period of time or a dark mood (compare English dawn, daybreak)

Alternative spellings
明り, 明, 灯かり, 灯

(This term, 灯り, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)