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鐘
Bell
かね (kane)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
Every New Year's Eve in Japan, Buddhist temples ring a giant bell 108 times in a tradition called 除夜の鐘 (Joya no Kane), symbolizing the removal of 108 worldly desires.
Memory Trick
Imagine a HUGE TEMPLE BELL echoing across the mountains at midnight. That powerful bell is 鐘.
Readings
Onyomi: ショウ (shou)
Kunyomi: かね (kane)
Example Words
鐘
かね (kane)
Bell
鐘の音
かねのおと (kane no oto)
Sound of a bell
除夜の鐘
じょやのかね (Joya no Kane)
New Year's Eve temple bell
半鐘
はんしょう (hanshou)
Fire alarm bell
Example Sentence
寺の 鐘が 鳴っています。
てらの かねが なっています。
tera no kane ga natteimasu
The temple bell is ringing.