The kanji 鈴: meaning, readings and stroke order

鈴

Meaning: small bell
On reading: レイ rei、リン rin
Kun reading: すず suzu
Strokes: 13
Radical: 金 metal, gold
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chuông nhỏ (linh)
Japanese: すず。ちいさなかね。
Korean: 방울 (령·영)
Chinese: 铃铛 (铃)

Readings, words and example sentences

レイ rei · on reading · less common

予よ鈴れい
warning bell (rings before class starts)
予よ鈴れいが鳴りました。
The warning bell has rung.

リン rin · on reading · less common

風ふう鈴りん
wind chime
夏は 風ふう鈴りんの音がすずしいです。
In summer, the sound of a wind chime feels cool.

すず suzu · kun reading

鈴すず
small bell
ねこの首に 鈴すずをつけます。
We put a bell on the cat's neck.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.