How to say lighthouse in Japanese

JLPTN2
灯台☆【とうだいtoudai】燈台old

noun:

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

Example Sentences

遠方enpouにniほの白いhonoshiroi灯台toudaiがga立っていたtatteita。
In the distance there stood a dimly white lighthouse.
遠いtooi灯台toudaiのnoかすかなkasukana光hikariをwo見たmita。
We saw the gleam of a distant lighthouse.
灯台toudaiはhaきらきらとkirakirato光を放っていたhikariwohanatteita。
The lighthouse was beaming forth rays of light.

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