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    3. 点灯夫

    点灯夫

    点てん灯とう夫ふ

    lamplighter

    NTNounHistoryWork & CareerKanji Vocab19 strokes

    てんとうふ

    Noun

    1.
    lamplighter, town employee who lit oil or gas streetlights

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    点
    つ.ける・つ.く・た.てる・さ.す・とぼ.す・とも.す…(2)
    spot・point・mark・speck・decimal point
    灯
    ひ・ほ-・ともしび・とも.す・あかり…(1)
    lamp・a light・light・counter for lights
    夫
    おっと・それ…(7)
    husband・man
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