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とうだい

とうだい 灯台 a lighthouse (複数 -houses /-ziz ⦅米 ⦆—siz /); 【灯 (明 )台 】⦅古 ⦆a candlestand . 灯明 灯台もと暗し ことわざ At the base of the candle [candlestand ] it is dark .灯台守 a lighthouse keeper .

 

とうだい

とうだい 当代 現代 the present age .▸ 当代の ⦅当今の ⦆作家 contemporary [present-day ] writers / writers of today .▸ 彼は当代随一の作曲家だ He is the greatest composer of today [in the present age ].He is the greatest contemporary composer .当代語 【現代の言葉 】the present day language .