ランプ

ランプ · ranpu · JLPT N1 · noun

lamp

💡 ラ・ン・プ sounds like 'ran pool': a lamp runs its light across the room like a pool of brightness

Ramp is the same word in English, from Japanese 'ranpu' borrowed for lamps. Think: a lamp is a ramp of light that slopes down from the ceiling.

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