Japanese symbol for “chimes”
鐘の音
かねのね
Romaji: kanenone
chimes; toll of a bell
In Japanese, chimes is 鐘の音, read かねのね (kanenone).
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Meanings
- n chimes; toll of a bell
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警鐘 | けいしょう keishou | alarm bell; fire bell |
| 鐘楼 | しょうろう shourou | belfry; bell tower |
| 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 |
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 音声 | おんせい onsei | voice; speech |
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.