釣鐘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
釣	鐘
つ(り) Grade: S	かね > がね Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
釣り鐘

釣鐘: A temple bell at Daitoku-ji in Kyoto, Japan.

Noun

釣(つり)鐘(がね) • (tsurigane) 

1. a large hanging bell, frequently a large bell used in a temple, or a bell of a similar style

Derived terms

• 釣鐘葛(ツリガネカズラ) (tsurigane kazura)
• 釣鐘人参(ツリガネニンジン) (tsurigane ninjin)

Idioms

• 提灯(ちょうちん)に釣鐘(つりがね) (chōchin ni tsurigane)

See also

• 撞木(しゅもく) (shumoku)