JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 鈴: "small bell, buzzer"
The kanji 鈴 means "small bell, buzzer". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read レイ, リン in on'yomi and すず in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レイリン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すず
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | small bell, buzzer |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 880 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鈴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鈴bell (often globular)
- 呼び鈴bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
- 予鈴bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
- 風鈴wind chime; wind bell
- 鈴口entrance to a daimyo's mansion · glans (of the penis)
- 鈴を鳴らすto ring a bell
- 鈴虫bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica) · pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
- 鈴蘭lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
- 鈴を転がすようclear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
- 馬鈴薯potato (Solanum tuberosum)
- 鈴なりbunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters · crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
- 鈴なりになるto grow in clusters
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