noun

  1. sounding stone, qing, ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

upside-V-shaped gong
ケイ (Kentei 1)
ケイ キョウ コウ
stone
いし セキ シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)