| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 鐘 | かね |
Pronunciation: kané
How to Say It Outloud: ka-ne
Usage: Used for large bells, typically found in temples or large institutions.
Example Sentence Japanese:
寺の鐘が鳴った。
寺の鐘が鳴った。Example Sentence English:The temple bell rang.
The temple bell rang.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 鈴 | すず |
Pronunciation: suzú
How to Say It Outloud: su-zu
Usage: Used for smaller bells, such as jingle bells or the bells attached to objects.
Example Sentence Japanese:シャンシャンと鈴が鳴る。
シャンシャンと鈴が鳴る。Example Sentence English:The bell jingled softly.
The bell jingled softly.| Katakana |
|---|
| ベル |
Pronunciation: berú
How to Say It Outloud: be-ru
Usage: Borrowed from the English word 'bell', used in modern contexts like doorbells or bicycle bells.
Example Sentence Japanese:玄関のベルが鳴った。
玄関のベルが鳴った。Example Sentence English:The doorbell rang.
The doorbell rang.Dictionary
鐘かねCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
- Bell (instrument)
ベルベルCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- bell
鈴すずCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- bell (often globular)
チャイムチャイムCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
- Chime (bell instrument)
呼び鈴よびりん
Noun- bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
予鈴よれい
Noun- bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
釣鐘つりがね
Noun- temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
ピーマンピーマンCommon word
Noun- bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
- Bell pepper
警鐘けいしょうCommon word
Noun- alarm bell; fire bell
- warning; wake-up call
ガンガンガンガンCommon word
Adverb (fukushi)Adverb taking the 'to' particle
- clanging; banging; booming; loudly
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
Suru verb
- throbbing (headache); pounding; splitting
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
- fully; vigorously; hard (e.g. working); flat out
- Guingamp (France)
- Gangan
本鈴ほんれい
Noun- bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun
朝顔あさがおCommon word
Noun- Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; ivy morning glory
- funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); funnel-shaped urinal
- rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
風鈴ふうりんCommon word
Noun- wind chime; wind bell
- Wind chime
入相の鐘いりあいのかね
Noun- evening bell; vespers bell
振鈴しんれい
Noun- hand bell; ringing of a bell
鐘撞かねつき
Noun- ringing of a bell; bell ringer
鐘楼しょうろう
Noun- belfry; bell tower
- Shourou
- Bell tower
腹はらCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- abdomen; belly; stomach
- womb
- one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive
- courage; nerve; willpower
- generosity; magnanimity
- feelings; emotions
- wide middle part; bulging part
- inside; interior; inner part
- anti-node
Counter
- counter for hard roe
Counter
- counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)
- Abdomen
お腹おなかCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n5
Noun- belly; abdomen; stomach
吠えるほえるCommon wordjlpt-n3
Ichidan verbIntransitive verb
- to bark; to howl; to bay; to roar; to yelp; to yap
Intransitive verb
- to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea)
Intransitive verb
- to yell; to shout; to cry; to moan
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