Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1681 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 20

Meaning: bell, gong, chimes

Kunyomi: かね

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショウロウ belfry, bell tower

鍾乳洞 ショウニュウドウ limestone cave, limestone cavern

ケイショウ alarm bell, fire bell, warning, wake-up call

メイショウ bell-ringing (at a temple)

Kunyomi Examples

かね bell (often a large hanging bell), chime

かねつき ringing of a bell, bell ringer

入相の いりあいのかね evening bell, vespers bell

時の ときのかね hour bell