How do you read 常灯?

常灯 is read じょうとう (joutou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 常灯?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 常灯 in romaji?

常灯 is written joutou in romaji, also spelled joto.

What kanji are in 常灯?

常 (Usual, Ordinary); 灯 (Lamp, A Light).

常灯じょうとう

じょうとう · joutou (also spelled joto)

Continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)

roadside lamp that stays lit all night

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

常Usual, Ordinary, Normal 音じょう訓つね・とこ- JLPT N3 · 11 strokes 灯Lamp, A Light, Light 音とう訓ひ・ほ- JLPT N2 · 6 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

異常いじょうstrangeness, abnormality, disorder 通常つうじょうcommon, normal, usual 常識じょうしきcommon sense 日常にちじょうordinary, regular, everyday 常につねにalways (same as いつも) (written expression)正常せいじょうnormalcy, normality, normal 灯ひlight 電灯でんとうelectric light

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What does 常灯 mean?

Continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar). It can also mean: roadside lamp that stays lit all night.

How do you pronounce 常灯?

じょうとう (joutou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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