鈴 – small bell, buzzer

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The kanji 鈴 means small bell, buzzer. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is レイ、リン (rei, rin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is すず (suzu). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 金 (no. 167).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	レイ	rei
On’yomi	リン	rin
Kun’yomi	すず	suzu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 金 (Kangxi radical 167). Components: 金・个・卩・一.

Words using 鈴

鈴すずbell (often globular)

Example sentences

だれがその猫に鈴をつけられるか。

Who can put a bell on the cat?

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Kanji with the same radical

金銀針録鉄銭銃鋼鎖鉱鑑銘鋭銅鏡釣

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