照明|しょうめいshoumei[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbillumination; lighting
   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.

• Synonym明かりあかりNeutralLight or a light in everyday speech, as in 「明かりをつける」; 「照明」 leans toward the function or equipment of lighting a space.
• Synonym電灯でんとうNeutralThe electric lamp as a fixture, still in common use. 「照明」 is the broader term for lighting — the function of brightening a place or the equipment as a whole.
• SynonymライトNeutralLoanword for a lamp or light, as in 「ライトアップ」. 「照明」 sounds more formal and covers lighting as a function or system.
• Synonym灯火とうかNeutralDuplicate of the 「明かり」 entry above: a light or glow, common in speech, while 「照明」 covers lighting as a function or setup.
• SynonymライティングNeutralLoanword for the lighting setup on a stage or in photography. 「照明」 is the more general word for lighting.
• Related光源こうげんNeutralThe physical source that emits light. 「照明」 is the act, function, or equipment of brightening a place, not the source itself.
• Related照明灯しょうめいとうNeutralA lamp or fixture used for illumination. 「照明」 is the general term for the function and the equipment, not one specific light.
• Related洋灯ようとうWrittenOld-fashioned word for a Western oil lamp, now rare and mostly written. 「照明」 is the modern general term for lighting.
• Antonym暗闇くらやみNeutralDarkness — the opposite of 「照明」 on the light–dark axis: where 「照明」 brightens a place, 「暗闇」 is where no light reaches.
• Antonym消灯しょうとうNeutralPutting the lights out — opposite of 「照明」 on the on/off side: 「照明」 is about providing light, 「消灯」 about ending it.

Use 「照明」 for lighting as a function or equipment, as in 「室内照明」 or 「舞台照明」. For light or a glow in everyday speech pick 「明かり」; for lamps or fixtures 「電灯」 or 「ライト」; for stage or photographic lighting 「ライティング」. The opposites are 「暗闇」 and 「消灯」.

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1. 各種かくしゅ光源こうげんを利用りようして、何なんらかの目的もくてきをもって特定とくていの場所ばしょを明あかるくする行為こういや機能きのう。