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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

880 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: small bell, buzzer

Kunyomi: すず

Onyomi: レイ, リン

Composition: 金 令

鈴

Radical

Radical: 金

Meaning: metal, gold

Reading: かね

Frequency: 806

Alternative forms:

釒(alt radical position hen)

金

Examples

Onyomi Examples

鈴 (スズ) bell (often globular)

鈴峯女子短大 (レイホジョシタンダイ) Reiho Women's Junior College

亜鈴 (アレイ) dumbbell

鉄アレイ (テツアレイ) (iron) dumbbells, (pair) of dumbbells

鈴 (スズ) bell (often globular)

鈴を鳴らす (リンヲナラス) to ring a bell

風鈴 (フウリン) wind chime, wind bell

Kunyomi Examples

鈴 (すず) bell (often globular)

鈴鹿医療科学技術大学 (すずかいりょうかがくぎじゅつだいがく) Suzuka University of Medical Science and Technology

大鈴 (おおすず) large bell (at a shrine)

熊鈴 (くますず) bear bell

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