Meaning

Primary

Decorative Lighting

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The is what powers electric things. Many times, these electric things light up (especially back in the day, when electricity did this a lot more than other things). So, you have "lighting." Then, you have decorate. So, if you decorate with lighting, you have decorative lighting.

This is quite a specific word that is generally used as a product category for decorative lighting. It’s a less common word than other expressions, such as デコレーションライト or イルミネーションライト.

Reading

でんしょく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

省エネのために電飾にOAタップを使ってるって聞いたんだけど、タコ足配線にするのは危ないわよ。

I heard that you use power strips for decorative lighting to eliminate wasted energy, but you might overload the circuits so it’s dangerous.

Kanji Composition