Kanji

鈴

鈴

small bell, buzzer

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

金部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

レイ, リン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すず

Nanori (Name Reading)

すず, りん

Common Readings

リン, レイ, すず

Example sentences

鈴 すず
猫 の 首 に 鈴 を 付ける 。

Put a bell on the cat's neck.

予鈴 よれい
予鈴 が 鳴った ので 、 生徒 たち は 教室 に 戻り 始めた 。

Since the first bell rang, the students started returning to the classroom.

風鈴 ふうりん
夏 の 風 に 吹かれて 、 軒下 の 風鈴 が 涼しげな 音 を 立てている 。

Blown by the summer wind, the wind chime under the eaves made a cool sound.

吊るす つるす
軒先 に 風鈴 を 吊るす と 、 涼しげ な 音 が 響いた 。

When I hung the wind chime under the eaves, a cool sound echoed.

鈴蘭 すずらん
庭 に 白い 鈴蘭 が 咲いています 。

White lilies of the valley are blooming in the garden.

Example Vocabulary

鈴

すず

bell (small, spherical or handbell)

呼び鈴

よびりん

予鈴

よれい

first bell; preparatory bell

鈴口

すずぐち

鈴を鳴らす

りんをならす

風鈴

ふうりん

wind chime

鈴蘭

すずらん

lily of the valley

鈴を転がすよう

すずをころがすよう

鈴虫

すずむし

鈴なり

すずなり

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