Keyword
large bell
Info
FrequencyTop 1700-1800
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig470
Readings
かね
(64%)
がね
(11%)
しゅ
(6%)
Composed of
gold
preteen
Used in vocabulary (82 in total)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
chimes; toll of a bell
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
belfry; bell tower
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
fire alarm; fire bell
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
bonshō; Buddhist temple bell
time bell; chime of a time bell
cracked bell
(Western) bell tower; campanile; belfry
funeral bell; death knell
cracked bell
evening bell; curfew
ringing of a bell; bell ringer
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
belfry; bell tower
belfry; bell tower
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
sound of a bell
cracked bell
to strike a bell
twilight tolling of a bell
ringing of a bell; bell ringer
resounding voice; thunderous voice
resounding voice; thunderous voice
evening bell; vespers bell
bell or gong used to signal soldiers
campanula; bellflower
inscription on a temple bell
ringing of a bell; bell ringer
bell rung to announce daybreak; morning bell; something that ushers in a new age
clock; watch; timepiece
belfry; bell tower
long cloak (worn by soldiers, students, etc. in the Meiji period)
(in China) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A); sixth lunar month
resounding voice; thunderous voice
cracked bell
limestone cave; limestone cavern
(in Japan) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A)
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
belfry; bell tower
ōshiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
mechanical clock with a bell-ringing mechanism
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
bell-ringing (at a temple)
two ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things; (lit.) temple bells to paper lanterns
belfry; bell tower; campanile
(in China) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F); second lunar month
long cloak (worn by soldiers, students, etc. in the Meiji period)
(in China) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp); tenth month of the lunar calendar
night-watch bell; bells tolling out the old year
bells and drums (for music or signals)
temple bell; (in Japan) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940 novel by Ernest Hemingway)
1st note of the traditional Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D); eleventh lunar month
cracked bell
large hanging bell
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
campanula; bellflower
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
belfry; bell tower; campanile
two ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things; (lit.) temple bells to paper lanterns
bell animalcule (insect)
bronze-vessel and bell inscriptions
bianzhong (ancient Chinese musical instrument; bronze bells set in a wooden frame, played with a mallet)
Chinese bushberry; bush cherry; Prunus japonica
electric signal bell (esp. at railway crossings)
bell-shaped inkstick made from pine soot and wax
bell-shaped inkstick made from pine soot and wax
Examples (8 in total)
The church bells are ringing.
The bell is ringing.
As soon as the bell rang, we got up.