How to say "lighting" in Japanese

• 照明しょうめいJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbLighting in the sense of illumination — the lights or lighting of a room, stage, or building. This is the usual word when talking about lighting equipment or how a space is lit.
  我々われわれは明あかるさを抑おさえた照明しょうめいの中なかでダンスをした。↗

  We danced in the subdued lighting.
• 点灯てんとうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbThe act of a lamp or light turning on or being lit; also used for lights being on, as in illuminated signs. It refers to the lighting itself, not the illumination a setup provides.
  パリは灯あかりの都とと呼よばれています。多おおくの美うつくしい建物たてものが夜よるになると点灯てんとうされます。↗

  Paris is called the City of Lights. Many beautiful buildings are lit at night.
• 点火てんかJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbLighting in the sense of ignition — setting a fire, burner, engine, or explosive alight. It is not the word for the lighting of a room; for that use 照明.

Use 照明 for lighting as illumination (lamps, fixtures, the lighting of a room), 点灯 for the act of a lamp turning on, and 点火 for lighting fires or ignition.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 照明しょうめいillumination
• 点灯てんとうlighting (a lamp)
• 点火てんかignition
• ライティングlighting
• 照射処理しょうしゃしょりlighting
• イルミネートillumination
• 採光さいこう(natural) lighting (of an interior space)