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N2 Noun

灯台(とうだい)lighthouse, old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

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    1. Noun

      1.

      lighthouse

    2. Noun

      2.

      old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

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    灯台 【とうだい】燈台 【とうだい】

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      灯台(とうだい)航路(こうろ)標識(ひょうしき)である。

      The lighthouse is a navigational beacon.

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      船員(せんいん):「灯台(とうだい)()えます!(りく)までもうすぐです!」

      Sailor: 'I can see the lighthouse! We'll be on land soon!'

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      (むかし)(ひと)木製(もくせい)灯台(とうだい)灯心(とうしん)()てていたそうです。

      It seems that people in the past used to set a wick in wooden lighthouses.

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      灯台(とうだい)(のぼ)って(うみ)見渡(みわた)したって(となり)(くに)大陸(たいりく)なんか()えっこない。

      Even if you climb the lighthouse and look out over the sea, you won't be able to see the continent of the neighboring country.

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      遭難(そうなん)(せん)信号(しんごう)(おく)るため、灯台(とうだい)(ひかり)(もち)いてモールス信号(しんごう)()ちました。

      In order to send a signal to the ship in distress, I used the light of the lighthouse to tap out Morse code.

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