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釣鐘堂 (tsuriganedou) Japanese meaning: belfry | Kotomora

釣つり鐘がね堂どう

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Meanings

1

belfry; bell tower; campanile

Refers specifically to a structure housing a suspended temple bell (釣鐘), typically found in Buddhist temples.

古ふるいお寺てらの釣つり鐘がね堂どうから鐘かねの音おとが

聞き

こえ

た

。

The sound of the bell came from the old temple's belfry.

Kanji

釣angling, fish, catch
鐘bell, gong, chimes
堂public chamber, hall

Related words

鐘しょう楼ろう
鐘楼 is a more general term for a bell tower or belfry, not limited to temple bells.
釣つり鐘がね
釣鐘 is the suspended bell itself, while 釣鐘堂 is the building that houses it.

Built from

釣つり鐘がね+堂どう

Written forms

釣つり鐘がね堂どう
Standard kanji spelling for a temple bell tower.
釣つり鐘がね堂どう
Variant with okurigana; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 釣鐘 (tsurigane, 'suspended bell') + 堂 (dō, 'hall').