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鐘つき堂 (kanetsukidou) Japanese meaning: belfry | Kotomora

鐘かねつき堂どう

か

ね

つ

き

ど

う

Meanings

1

belfry; bell tower

Specifically a structure housing a temple bell (梵鐘) that is struck, as opposed to a church bell tower.

お寺てらの鐘かねつき堂どうで除じょ夜やの鐘かねを聞きい

た

。

I listened to the New Year's Eve bell at the temple's bell tower.

鐘かねつき堂どうの鐘かねの音おとが村むら中じゅうに響ひびいた。

The sound of the bell from the belfry echoed throughout the village.

Kanji

鐘bell, gong, chimes
堂public chamber, hall
撞thrust, pierce, stab

Related words

鐘しょう楼ろう
鐘楼 is the formal, often written term for a bell tower at a temple, while 鐘撞き堂 is a more colloquial name for the same structure.

Built from

鐘かねつき+堂どう

Written forms

鐘かねつき堂どう
Standard modern spelling using つき for the verb 撞く.
鐘かね撞つき堂どう
Kanji spelling using 撞, which directly means 'to strike'.
鐘かね撞つき堂どう
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common than 鐘つき堂.

Etymology

Compound of 鐘 (かね, 'bell') + つき (連用形 of 撞く, 'to strike') + 堂 (どう, 'hall'). Literally 'bell-striking hall'.