蝋燭

蝋燭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝋	燭
ろう > ろー Hyōgaiji	そく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
蝋	燭
ろう Hyōgaiji	そく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) ろーそ​く [ròósóꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • (Tokyo) ろーそく​ [ròósókúꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
  • IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːso̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

蝋燭 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 蠟燭, hiragana ろうそく, katakana ロウソク, rōmaji rōsoku, historical hiragana らふそく, historical katakana ラフソク)
蝋燭 (katakana ローソク, rōmaji rōsoku)

1. a candle (a light source)