鐘しょう銘めい

noun

temple bell inscription

Refers to the engraved text on a temple bell, often containing historical or religious information.

• その古ふるい鐘かねには、建こん立りゅうの年としが刻きざまれた鐘しょう銘めいがある。

  That old bell has an inscription engraved on it showing the year it was cast.