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Bell
ใใญ (kane)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
Every New Year's Eve in Japan, Buddhist temples ring a giant bell 108 times in a tradition called ้คๅคใฎ้ (Joya no Kane), symbolizing the removal of 108 worldly desires.
Memory Trick
Imagine a HUGE TEMPLE BELL echoing across the mountains at midnight. That powerful bell is ้.
Readings
Onyomi: ใทใงใฆ (shou)
Kunyomi: ใใญ (kane)
Example Words
้
ใใญ (kane)
Bell
้ใฎ้ณ
ใใญใฎใใจ (kane no oto)
Sound of a bell
้คๅคใฎ้
ใใใใฎใใญ (Joya no Kane)
New Year's Eve temple bell
ๅ้
ใฏใใใใ (hanshou)
Fire alarm bell
Example Sentence
ๅฏบใฎ ้ใ ้ณดใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใฆใใฎ ใใญใ ใชใฃใฆใใพใใ
tera no kane ga natteimasu
The temple bell is ringing.