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    3. 常灯

    常灯

    常じょう灯とう

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

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    じょうとう

    Noun

    1.
    continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)
    2.
    roadside lamp that stays lit all night

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    Kanji that make up this word

    常
    つね・とこ-…(5)
    usual・ordinary・normal・common・regular…(3)
    灯
    ひ・ほ-・ともしび・とも.す・あかり…(1)
    lamp・a light・light・counter for lights
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