点灯

See also: 點燈

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 点灯 – see 點燈 (“to light a lamp”). (This term is the simplified form of 點燈).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
点	灯
てん Grade: 2	とう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
點燈 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てんとー [tèńtóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞nto̞ː]

Noun

点(てん)灯(とう) • (tentō) 

1. lighting a lamp
2. switching on a light

Antonyms

• 消灯(けっとう) (kettō)

Verb

点(てん)灯(とう)する • (tentō suru) suru (stem 点(てん)灯(とう)し (tentō shi), past 点(てん)灯(とう)した (tentō shita))

1. to light a lamp
2. to switch on a light

Conjugation

Conjugation of "点灯する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	点灯し	てんとうし	tentō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	点灯し	てんとうし	tentō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	点灯する	てんとうする	tentō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	点灯する	てんとうする	tentō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	点灯すれ	てんとうすれ	tentō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	点灯せよ¹ 点灯しろ²	てんとうせよ¹ てんとうしろ²	tentō seyo¹ tentō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	点灯される	てんとうされる	tentō sareru
Causative	点灯させる 点灯さす	てんとうさせる てんとうさす	tentō saseru tentō sasu
Potential	点灯できる	てんとうできる	tentō dekiru
Volitional	点灯しよう	てんとうしよう	tentō shiyō
Negative	点灯しない	てんとうしない	tentō shinai
Negative continuative	点灯せず	てんとうせず	tentō sezu
Formal	点灯します	てんとうします	tentō shimasu
Perfective	点灯した	てんとうした	tentō shita
Conjunctive	点灯して	てんとうして	tentō shite
Hypothetical conditional	点灯すれば	てんとうすれば	tentō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

• “点灯”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025