磬きんじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nouninverted bowl-shaped bell; Buddhist ritual bellA metal bell shaped like an inverted bowl, struck during sutra recitation in Buddhist ceremonies. The kanji 磬 is specialized and rare.お坊ぼうさんが磬きんを鳴ならしながらお経きょうを読よんだ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe monk chanted sutras while striking the bell.この寺てらには古ふるい磬きんが保ほ存ぞんされている。Break this sentence down in the analyzerAn old ritual bell is preserved at this temple.