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燭

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燭

noun ソク · ショク · ともしび · しょく

  1. 照明用の火。ともしび。あかり。 燭をともす。
  2. dated かつて用いられた光度の単位。1961年に廃止され、以後は「カンデラ（㏅）」を用いる。燭光。 五燭の電球。

In English

  • candlepower former measurement of brightness of a light source

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {燭},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E7%87%AD},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}