鐘|かねkane[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbell (often a large hanging bell); chime
   鐘かねの合図あいずで彼かれらは食事しょくじをした。↗

   The bell chimed them to meals.

• SynonymカンパナWrittenWritten/formal. An Italian loanword for a bell, found mostly in music and similar fields; rare in daily use — say 「鐘」.
• Related鈴すずNeutralA small bell that rings when shaken, e.g. 「猫の鈴」; 「鐘」 is a large bell struck to make it sound.
• Related大鈴おおすずNeutralThe large bell rung when worshipping at a shrine; not the bell struck at temples.
• Related鐸たくWrittenWritten/formal prose. An ancient bell with a handle and clapper; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Use 「鐘」 for the large bells struck at temples and churches, as in 「除夜の鐘」. Small bells are 「鈴」, and the big bell rung at shrines is 「大鈴」. 「鐸」 and 「カンパナ」 are written-style and rare; in daily speech say 「鐘」.

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1. （かね）打楽器だがっきのひとつ。多おおくの形式けいしきは筒つつ状じょうで片方かたほうをふさいだ青銅せいどう製せいの金属板きんぞくばんで、打撃だげきを与あたえ、音おとが長ながく響ひびくようにしたもの。