noun
garden lantern; hanging lantern
Refers to a traditional Japanese lantern, often made of stone, metal, or paper, used in gardens, temples, or as a hanging light.
庭に石の灯籠を置いた。
I placed a stone lantern in the garden.
お寺の参道には灯籠が並んでいる。
Lanterns line the approach to the temple.
Search-only form mixing kanji and kana; not a standard spelling.
Old-style kanji form combining 燈 and 篭; rare.
提灯 is a collapsible paper lantern, often handheld or hung, while 灯籠 is typically a fixed lantern made of stone, metal, or wood.
From Middle Chinese 燈籠 (tung luwng). The kanji 灯/燈 means 'lamp' and 籠/篭 means 'basket' or 'cage', referring to a protective frame around a light.