streetlight

(nail) + (fireleft)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes

Onyomi

TOU

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

Mnemonic

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

Jukugo

街灯(がいとう)

streetlight ★☆☆☆☆
(shopping district) + (streetlight) = 街灯 (streetlight)

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) )

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)

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.