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Bell


Radical Combination


Meaning

Bell

Mnemonic

Something made of gold stands in a village. It's a bell! The village bell.

Every village has a bell of its own, standing tall and proud and shiny in the middle for everyone to see and hear.


Reading

On'yomi

しょう

Kun'yomi

かね

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The bell rings whenever the Shougun (しょう) arrives in the village. Its ringing echoes throughout the entire village so everyone knows they have to come out and pay their respects.

The Shougun bell even sounds like it's warning you that the Shougun has arrived. It makes a loud, low shooooouu shooou sound.


Visually Similar Kanji


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