Godan verb, transitive verb
- to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light). 
 
            
         
        
            
                                    Variations
                    
                        
                            | Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | 
                                            
                            |  | 灯す | ともす | ✔ | 
                                            
                            |  | 灯す | とぼす |  | 
                                            
                            |  | 点す | ともす | ✔ | 
                                            
                            |  | 点す | とぼす |  | 
                                            
                            |  | 燈す | ともす |  | 
                                            
                            |  | 燈す | とぼす |  | 
                                        
                             
            
                                    Contained Kanji Breakdown
                                                                        lamp, a light, light
トウ とも.す あかり (4th, N2)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)