Japanese symbol for “belfry”
鐘楼
しょうろう
Romaji: shourou
belfry; bell tower
In Japanese, belfry is 鐘楼, read しょうろう (shourou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n belfry; bell tower
Written forms: 鐘楼. Readings: しょうろう、しゅろう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “belfry”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鐘つき堂 | かねつきどう kanetsukidou | belfry; bell tower |
| 鐘堂 | しょうどう shoudou | belfry; bell tower |
| 釣鐘堂 | つりがねどう tsuriganedou | belfry; bell tower; campanile |
| 鐘塔 | しょうとう shoutou | (Western) bell tower; campanile; belfry |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警鐘 | けいしょう keishou | alarm bell; fire bell |
| 釣鐘 | つりがね tsurigane | temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell |
| 除夜の鐘 | じょやのかね joyanokane | temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve |
| 半鐘 | はんしょう hanshou | fire alarm; fire bell |
| 梵鐘 | ぼんしょう bonshou | bonshō; Buddhist temple bell |
| 摩天楼 | まてんろう matenrou | skyscraper |
| 楼閣 | ろうかく roukaku | multistoried building; castle; palace |
| 蜃気楼 | しんきろう shinkirou | mirage |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.