Illustration: During an evening power outage in a Japanese apartment, a parent kneels beside the sofa and aims a cylindrical flashlight beneath it. One hand firmly grips the lamp, with the thumb resting on its switch. Its beam reveals a missing house key and an unexpectedly large collection of toy mice.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

懐かい中ちゅう電でん灯とう

kaichuudentou

flashlight, torch

Example sentences

  1. 誰だれか懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとう持もってない？

    Does anybody have a flashlight?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. この懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとうは明あかりが弱よわくなってきた。

    This flashlight is getting dim.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. トムは上着うわぎのポケットから懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとうを取とり出だした。

    Tom pulled a flashlight out of his jacket pocket.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 懐中電灯

  • 懐feelings; heartOnカイ・エKunふところ・なつかしい・なつかしむ
  • 中in; insideOnチュウKunなか・うち・あたる
  • 電electricityOnデン
  • 灯lamp; a lightOnトウKunひ・ほ-・ともしび

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