鐘

Meaning

鐘 centers on a resonant metal instrument that is struck to produce sound: a bell, gong, or set of chimes. The core idea is a large suspended metal object that rings when hit.

• 鐘かね
  N2

  bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

• 警鐘けいしょう

  alarm bell; fire bell

• 鐘楼しょうろう

  belfry; bell tower

• 除夜の鐘じょやのかね

  temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

• 釣鐘つりがね
  N1

  temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell

• 半鐘はんしょう

  fire alarm; fire bell

• シチリアの晩鐘シチリアのばんしょう

  Sicilian Vespers (opera by Verdi); Vespri siciliani

• 入相の鐘いりあいのかね

  evening bell; vespers bell

• 割れ鐘のような声われがねのようなこえ

  resounding voice; thunderous voice

• 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)

• 巨鐘きょしょう

  large hanging bell

• 弔鐘ちょうしょう

  funeral bell; death knell

• 応鐘おうしょう

  (in China) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp)

• 提灯に釣鐘ちょうちんにつりがね

  two ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things; temple bells to paper lanterns

• 擦り半鐘すりばんしょう

  fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near

• 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

• 時鐘じしょう

  time bell

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