鐘

• 読み: かね
• ローマ字: kane
• 漢字の分解: 鐘 (kane/shou) — bell, chime, large bell
• 発音: /ka.ne/

意味

Bell; chime. A large bell, especially those found at temples and churches.

A noun specifically referring to large bells that are struck from the outside, such as temple bells (お寺の鐘) and church bells. Distinguished from 鈴 (suzu — small jingle bell) and ベル (beru — doorbell, alarm). The sound of temple bells at New Year (除夜の鐘) is one of Japan's most iconic cultural traditions.

例文

1. お寺の鐘の音が聞こえた。
2. 大晦日に除夜の鐘を聞きに行く。
3. 鐘が鳴って授業の時間になった。

使い方ガイド

場面: temples, New Year, culture

トーン: solemn

起源と歴史

The kanji 鐘 combines 金 (metal) and 童 (child, here phonetic). It specifically refers to large metal bells, reflecting their construction from bronze or iron in both Buddhist and Shinto traditions.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal