SuGoiSuす語彙す鐸
鐸: large bell
large bell; hand bell
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Found in historical and literary words: 銅鐸 (Yayoi bronze bell), 風鐸 (temple wind bell) and 木鐸 (a guide of the public).
Key words
銅鐸どうたくYayoi bronze bell
木鐸ぼくたくwooden-clapper bell; guide of the public
風鐸ふうたくwind bell on a temple
馬鐸ばたくhorse bell
Example sentences
博物館で、弥生時代に作られた銅鐸を見た。
At the museum, I saw a dotaku, a bronze bell made in the Yayoi period.
祖父は「新聞は社会の木鐸であるべきだ」とよく言っていた。
My grandfather often said, "A newspaper should be the guiding voice of society."
お寺の軒先で、風鐸が風にゆれて澄んだ音を立てていた。
Under the temple eaves, a wind bell swayed in the breeze and rang with a clear sound.