鐘 (bell, chimes, gong) - Kanji Codex

鐘

bell, chimes, gong

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かね

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8

Strokes:20

JLPT:1

Frequency:1681

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
警鐘	ケイショウ	alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
鐘乳洞	ショウニュウドウ	limestone cave; limestone cavern
鐘楼	ショウロウ	belfry; bell tower
巨鐘	キョショウ	large hanging bell
鐘乳石	ショウニュウセキ	stalactite

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
自鳴鐘	とけい	clock; watch; timepiece
鐘	かね	bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
鐘楼	しゅろう	belfry; bell tower
釣鐘	つりがね	temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
鐘木	しゅもく	T-shaped wooden bell hammer

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