烛

See also: 燭
烛 U+70DB, 烛
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-70DB
← 烚
[U+70DA] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 烜 →
[U+70DC]

Translingual

Han character

烛 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 火中一戈 (FLMI), composition ⿰火虫)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 670, character 21
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19017
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1079, character 11
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2199, character 10
  • Unihan data for U+70DB

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 烛 – see 燭 (“candle; taper; to shine; to illuminate; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 燭).
Notes:

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 烛 – see 爞 (“dry hot air; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 爞).
Notes:

Japanese

Shinjitai
(extended)

烛

Print
standard

燭

Kanji

烛

(Hyōgai kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 燭)

  1. alternative form of 燭

Readings

  • Go-on: そく (soku)
  • Kan-on: しょく (shoku)
  • Kun: ともしび (tomoshibi, 烛)

Compounds

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
烛
しょく
Hyōgai
kan'on

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょく [shóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

烛(しょく) • (shoku) 

  1. a light (source of illumination)
    Synonyms: 明かり, ともしび
  2. a candlepower
    Synonym: 烛光

Counter

烛(しょく) • (-shoku) 

  1. a candlepower
    Synonym: 烛光

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
烛
ともしび
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 烛 – see the following entry: ともしび

(The following entry does not have a page created for it yet: ともしび.)

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