鐘
鐘 — Bell
bell, gong, chimes
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiかね (kane)
Stroke order (20 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鐘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鐘 | かね kane | bell (often a large hanging bell); chime |
| 警鐘 | けいしょう keishou | alarm bell; fire bell; warning |
| 鐘楼 | しょうろう shourou | belfry; bell tower |
| 釣り鐘 | つりがね tsurigane | temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell |
Study notes
鐘 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 20 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1681 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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