20 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

bell, gong, chimes

Kun'yomi
  • bell (often a large hanging bell)
On'yomi
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かね 97.0%
ショウ 3.0%

Character Breakdown

bell, gong, chimes
かね ショウ (8th, N1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
juvenile, child
ドウ わらべ ぱ (3rd, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

bell (often a large hanging bell)
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
ringing of a bell
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References

Unicode hex code 9418
JIS X 0208 1-30-66
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4917
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6352
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1769
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2222
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1425
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1695
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40902
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1414
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1821
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1970
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1859
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1935
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1607
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1835
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 445
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a12.6
Four corner code 8011.4
De Roo Code 2872