also: ときがね
noun
time bell
A bell used to signal the time, such as a clock tower bell or a bell rung at specific hours.
寺の時鐘が正午を知らせた。
The temple's time bell announced noon.
noun
chime of a time bell
Only with reading ときがね
Refers specifically to the sound or chime produced by a time bell. Restricted to the reading ときがね.
遠くから時鐘の音が聞こえてきた。
The chime of a time bell could be heard from afar.
Compound of 時 (time) and 鐘 (bell). The reading じしょう is on'yomi; ときがね is a kun'yomi compound reading.