Entry
  1. Noun

    light used as a religious offering

    see 御灯see 神灯

  2. paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)

Also written 御神灯【ごしんとう】ご神灯【ごしんとう】ご神燈【ごしんとう】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

honorable, manipulate, govern

Kun
おん-お-み-
On
ギョ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1087 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-9SKIP code
3i9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2722.0Four corner code
2044deroo
5fa1Unicode hex code
1-24-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1628Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1761New Nelson (John Haig)
577New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
703Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
422Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
529Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1398Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1500Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
620A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1572Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
924Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10157XMorohashi
1158A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
708Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
721Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
524Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1530Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
371crowley
919Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
632Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1410Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
eo, aKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gods, mind, soul

Kun
かみかん-こう-
On
シンジン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
347 of 2500
Radical
spirit
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

かぐかなかもくまこはだま

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-5SKIP code
4e5.1The Kanji Dictionary
3520.6Four corner code
655deroo
795eUnicode hex code
1-31-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3245Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4087New Nelson (John Haig)
912New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1143Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
615Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
821Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1119Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1200Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
229A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
853Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
205Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24673PMorohashi
324A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
310Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
310Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
257sakade
774Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
340henshall3
333Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
191crowley
586Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1422Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1128Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen2Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lamp, light, counter for lights

Kun
ほ-ともしびとも.すあかり
On
トウ
Strokes
16
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2456 of 2500
Radical
fire

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-4-12SKIP code
4d2.1The Kanji Dictionary
9281.8Four corner code
71c8Unicode hex code
1-37-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2800Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3476New Nelson (John Haig)
1083New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1378Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
998Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2972Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2978Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
19402Morohashi
485sakade
deng1Pinyin reading
deungKorean reading