鈴(すず)

すず

noun

bell (small)

1. small bell

A small metal bell that makes a ringing or jingling sound when shaken.

猫(ねこ)の首(くび)に鈴(すず)をつけた。

I put a bell on the cat's neck.

風鈴(ふうりん)の音(おと)が涼(すず)しげだ。

The sound of the wind chime sounds refreshing.

神社(じんじゃ)で鈴(すず)を鳴(な)らしてから参拝(さんぱい)する。

Ring the bell before praying at the shrine.

サンタクロースのそりには鈴(すず)がたくさんついている。

Santa's sleigh has lots of bells on it.

子(こ)どもたちが鈴(すず)を振(ふ)りながら歌(うた)を歌(うた)っている姿(すがた)がかわいかった。

The children shaking bells while singing looked adorable.

鈴(すず) refers to small bells that jingle. This is different from 鐘(かね), which refers to large bells that are struck.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

鈴(すず)を鳴(な)らす (to ring a bell)
風鈴(ふうりん) (wind chime)
鈴(すず)の音(ね) (the sound of a bell)
鈴(すず)なり (hanging in clusters, like bells)

CULTURAL NOTE:
At Shinto shrines, visitors ring a large 鈴(すず) to announce their presence to the deity before praying. 風鈴(ふうりん) (wind chimes) are a summer tradition in Japan.

COUNTER: 個(こ)

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Added 2026.1.13 10:47 · Revised 2026.5.28 8:10

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