Moto 鐘: Bell; Gong; ChimesKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ショウ
- Kun'yomi
- かね
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 70 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ショウ)
- 警鐘けいしょうalarm bell; fire bell
- 鐘楼しょうろうbelfry; bell tower
- シチリアの晩鐘シチリアのばんしょうSicilian Vespers
- 半鐘はんしょうfire alarm; fire bell
- 半鐘泥棒はんしょうどろぼうvery tall person
- 夾鐘きょうしょう(in China) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F)
- 弔鐘ちょうしょうfuneral bell
- 応鐘おうしょう(in China) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp)
- 擂り半鐘すりばんしょうfire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near
- 擦り半鐘すりばんしょうfire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near
- 時鐘じしょうtime bell
- 晩鐘ばんしょうevening bell; curfew
- 暮鐘ぼしょうtwilight tolling of a bell
- 朝鮮鐘ちょうせんしょうKorean bell
- 林鐘りんしょう(in China) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A)
- 林鐘梅りんしょうばいChinese bushberry; bush cherry
- 梵鐘ぼんしょうbonshō; Buddhist temple bell
- 点鐘てんしょうships' bell
- 編鐘へんしょうbianzhong (ancient Chinese musical instrument; bronze bells set in a wooden frame, played with a mallet)
- 警鐘をならすけいしょうをならすto ring an alarm bell
- 警鐘を鳴らすけいしょうをならすto ring an alarm bell
- 鐘乳洞しょうにゅうどうlimestone cave; limestone cavern
- 鐘乳石しょうにゅうせきstalactite
- 鐘堂しょうどうbelfry; bell tower
- 鐘塔しょうとう(Western) bell tower; campanile
- 鐘声しょうせいsound of a bell
- 鐘状火山しょうじょうかざんlava dome
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 鐘かねbell (often a large hanging bell); chime
- 釣り鐘つりがねtemple bell; hanging bell
- われ鐘われがねcracked bell
- われ鐘のような声われがねのようなこえresounding voice; thunderous voice
- 割れ鐘われがねcracked bell
- 割れ鐘のような声われがねのようなこえresounding voice; thunderous voice
- 吊り鐘つりがねtemple bell; hanging bell
- 早鐘はやがねalarm bell
- 早鐘を打つはやがねをうつto beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
- 時の鐘ときのかねhour bell
- 百八の鐘ひゃくはちのかねnight-watch bell; bells tolling out the old year
- 破れ鐘われがねcracked bell
- 破れ鐘のような声われがねのようなこえresounding voice; thunderous voice
- 釣り鐘マントつりがねマントlong cloak worn by soldiers, students, etc. (Meiji period)
- 釣り鐘堂つりがねどうbelfry; bell tower
- 釣り鐘草つりがねそうcampanula; bellflower
- 釣り鐘虫つりがねむしbell animalcule (insect)
- 鐘の音かねのねchimes; toll of a bell
- 鐘を突くかねをつくto strike a bell
Other readings
- 入相の鐘いりあいのかねevening bell; vespers bell
- 割鐘われがねcracked bell
- 巨鐘おおがねlarge hanging bell
- 提灯に釣り鐘ちょうちんにつりがねtwo ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things
- 提灯に釣鐘ちょうちんにつりがねtwo ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things
- 擦半鐘すりばんしょうfire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near
- 破鐘われがねcracked bell
- 釣鐘つりがねtemple bell; hanging bell
- 釣鐘マントつりがねマントlong cloak worn by soldiers, students, etc. (Meiji period)
- 釣鐘堂つりがねどうbelfry; bell tower
- 釣鐘草つりがねそうcampanula; bellflower
- 鐘撞かねつきringing of a bell; bell ringer
- 鐘撞堂かねつきどうbelfry; bell tower
- 鐘木しゅもくT-shaped wooden bell hammer
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