noun
auditory guidance signal; guiding chime; auditory guidance device
A device that emits sounds to help visually impaired people navigate, such as chimes at pedestrian crossings or station platforms.
駅のホームに盲導鈴が設置されている。
Auditory guidance signals are installed on the station platform.
盲導鈴の音で、視覚障害者は横断歩道の位置がわかる。
The sound of the guiding chime lets visually impaired people know the location of the pedestrian crossing.
Tactile paving for the visually impaired; 盲導鈴 provides auditory guidance, whereas 点字ブロック provides tactile guidance.
Compound of 盲導 (もうどう, 'guidance for the blind') and 鈴 (れい, 'bell'). The reading れい for 鈴 is less common than すず but appears in formal compounds.