Kanji

鐘

bell, gong, chimes

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

20 strokes

Radical

金部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かね

Nanori (Name Reading)

あつむ, かね

Common Readings

ショウ, かね

Example sentences

かね
お寺の鐘の音が、静かな村に響き渡った。

The sound of the temple bell echoed through the quiet village.

響き渡る ひびきわたる
鐘の音が村中に響き渡った。

The sound of the bell resounded throughout the village.

鐘の音 かねのね
遠くの寺から鐘の音が聞こえる。

I can hear the sound of a bell from a distant temple.

ビッグベン ビッグベン
ロンドン旅行でビッグベンの鐘の音を聞いた。

During a trip to London, I heard the sound of Big Ben's bell.

警鐘 けいしょう
気候変動の深刻さについて、科学者たちは警鐘を鳴らしている

Scientists are sounding the alarm about the seriousness of climate change.

鐘楼 しょうろう
お寺の鐘楼から鐘の音が谷間に響き渡った。

The sound of the bell from the temple's bell tower echoed through the valley.

除夜の鐘 じょやのかね
大晦日の夜、近くの寺から除夜の鐘が聞こえてきた。

On New Year's Eve, I heard the temple bells from a nearby temple.

煩悩 ぼんのう
除夜の鐘を聞きながら、百八の煩悩を払い、新年を迎える。

While listening to the New Year's Eve bells, we cast away the 108 worldly desires and welcome the New Year.

釣り鐘 つりがね
寺の釣り鐘が夕暮れの街に響き渡った。

The temple bell echoed through the town at dusk.

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