行灯

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 行灯 – see 行燈 (“traditional paper-covered nightlight; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 行燈).

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
行	灯
あん Grade: 2	とう > どう Grade: 4
tōon	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
行燈 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
行	灯
あん Grade: 2	とん > どん Grade: 4
tōon

Alternative spelling
行燈 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あんどん [àńdóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ã̠ndõ̞ɴ]

• (Tokyo) あんどー [àńdóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ã̠ndo̞ː]

Noun

行(あん)灯(どん) or 行(あん)灯(どう) • (andon or andō) 

1. an enclosed paper-covered standing lamp
2. (manufacturing) a system which notifies managerial, maintenance, and other workers of a quality or process problem.

Derived terms

• 行灯水母(アンドンクラゲ) (andon kurage)
• 行(あん)灯(どん)袴(ばかま) (andonbakama)
• 行(あん)灯(どん)部(べ)屋(や) (andonbeya)
• 昼(ひる)行(あん)灯(どん) (hiruandon, “idiot, useless person”)

See also

• 提(ちょう)灯(ちん) (chōchin)
• 灯(とう)籠(ろう) (tōrō)
• 雪洞(ぼんぼり) (bonbori)

References

• “行^△灯”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026