Number: 52

streetlight

Star-24
6 strokes
(nail) + Fireleftside (fireleft)

ONYOMI: TOU

as in, 'The old man walked home drunk and stubbed his TOE on a streetlight. '

The streetlight stood straight like a big nail with a little electric fire on top of it.

DESCRIPTION: -

JUKUGO:
街灯 ( がいとう )
streetlight
(shopping district) + (streetlight) = 街灯 (streetlight)
Star-16
電灯 ( でんとう )
lamp -(BOOBOO: in practice, everyone just says でんき) (NP)
(electricity) + (streetlight) = 電灯 (lamp -(BOOBOO: in practice, everyone just says でんき) )
- zero stars! -
懐中電灯 ( かいちゅうでんとう )
flashlight
(nostalgia) + (middle) + (lamp -(BOOBOO: in practice, everyone just says でんき) ) = 懐中電灯 (flashlight)
- zero stars! -
LOOKALIKES:
Meaning Hint Radical
streetlight NAIL
cook rice LACK

A streetlight is on top of a pole or a NAIL,

but you LACK water to boil some delicious kale.