漢字道KANJIDO

20 strokesRadical

3Junior high level20 strokesRadical
On
ショウ
Kun
かね
Meaning
bell

Origin

ORIGIN

金 "metal" with 童: metal struck to sound — a bell.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ショウ半鐘・警鐘
かね

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 鐘楼しょうろう

    bell tower

  • 警鐘けいしょう

    alarm bell

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

除夜の鐘を聞いた。

We listened to the New Year's Eve bell.

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