鈴
also: りん · れい
Meanings
1
bell (often small and globular)
Typically refers to a small, round bell that produces a clear ringing sound, such as a wind chime, cat bell, or the bell on a shrine rope.
I put a bell on the cat's collar.
The sound of the wind chime is refreshing.
Usage patterns
- 鈴を鳴らすto ring a bell
I rang the bell before praying at the shrine.
- 鈴が鳴るfor a bell to ring (of its own accord)
The bell rang in the wind.
- 〈物〉に鈴をつけるto attach a bell to something
I put a bell on the cat's collar.
- 鈴を振るto shake a bell
The shrine maiden danced while shaking a bell.