Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: light, candlepower

Kunyomi: ともしび

Onyomi: ソク ショク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: fire

Examples

Onyomi Examples

絵ろうそく エロウソク candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)

裸蝋 ハダカロウソク naked candle, uncovered candle, unshaded candle

ショク light, lamp, obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)

ショクダイ candlestick, candlestand

カショク bright light

テショク portable candlestick

Kunyomi Examples

灯火 ともしび light, lamp, torch