灯す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とも
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
とぼ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
燈す (kyūjitai)
点す

Etymology

Underwent a sound change from /b/ to /m/, similar to 寂しい (sabishii, samishii, lonely, desolate), (tsuburi, tsumuri, head), and (keburi, kemuri, smoke).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞mo̞sɨ]
  • IPA(key): [to̞bo̞sɨ]

Verb

(とも) or (とぼ) • (tomosu or tobosutransitive godan (stem (とも) (tomoshi), past (とも)した (tomoshita))

Japanese verb pair
active 灯す
mediopassive 灯る
  1. to light (e.g. a fire)
  2. to turn on (e.g. a light)

Conjugation

Antonyms