Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: 6
とう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
延燈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of (えん) (en, to prolong) + (とう) (, lighting).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(えん)(とう) (entō

  1. (military) In a military or military academy, using a lighting exceeding the limit hour with special permission.

Verb edit

(えん)(とう)する (entō surusuru (stem (えん)(とう) (entō shi), past (えん)(とう)した (entō shita))

  1. (military) In a military or military academy, to use a lighting exceeding the limit hour with special permission.

Conjugation edit