Word details

警鐘

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 警鐘.

Dictionary

Entry

警鐘いしょうNounFreq #29407
1

alarm bell; fire bell

2

warning; wake-up call

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

admonish, commandment

19 strokesFrequency 366JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ケイ

Kun

いまし.める

bell, gong, chimes

20 strokesFrequency 1,681JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ショウ

Kun

かね

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