烛

See also: 燭

烛 U+70DB, 烛 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-70DB ← 烚 [U+70DA] CJK Unified Ideographs 烜 → [U+70DC]

Translingual

Han character

烛 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 火中一戈 (FLMI), composition ⿰火虫)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 670, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19017
• Dae Jaweon: page 1079, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2199, character 10
• Unihan data for U+70DB

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 烛 – see 燭 (“candle; taper; to shine; to illuminate; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 燭).

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

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 烛 – see 爞 (“dry hot air; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 爞).

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

Japanese

Shinjitai (extended)	烛
Kyūjitai	燭

Kanji

烛

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 燭)

1. Alternative form of 燭

Readings

• Go-on: そく (soku)
• Kan-on: しょく (shoku)
• Kun: ともしび (tomoshibi, 烛)

Compounds

• 蝋(ろう)烛(そく) (rōsoku): candle

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
烛
しょく Hyōgaiji
kan’on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょ​く [shóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

烛(しょく) • (shoku) 

1. a light (source of illumination)

   Synonyms: 明かり, ともしび

2. a candlepower

   Synonym: 烛光

Counter

烛(しょく) • (-shoku) 

1. a candlepower

   Synonym: 烛光

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
烛
ともしび Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 烛 – see the following entry: ともしび

(The following entry is uncreated: ともしび.)