Ornebius kanetataki (species of scaled cricket)
A small cricket known for its bell-like chirping sound. The name literally means 'bell striker'.
The kanetataki is a small insect that chirps 'chit-chit-chit' in autumn.
I heard the sound of a kanetataki in the garden.
ringing a bell; bell ringer
The act of striking a bell, or a person who does so. This is the literal meaning of the kanji 鉦叩き.
The sound of bell ringing echoed at the temple.
He was put in charge of ringing the bell at the festival.
bell hammer; bell striker
The tool used to strike a bell; a hammer or mallet for ringing a bell. Related to 撞木 (shumoku).
See also: 撞木
A large bell hammer was placed in the belfry.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice, and the insect is almost always written in kana.
Variant kanji spelling without okurigana; even rarer than 鉦叩き.
The name 鉦叩き (kanetataki) literally means 'bell striker', from 鉦 (kane, 'bell') and 叩き (tataki, 'striking'). The insect is named after its bell-like chirping sound.