銅鐸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 5
たく
Hyōgai
kan'yōon kan'on

Etymology

(どう) (, copper) + (たく) (taku, signal bell, wind chime)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [do̞ːta̠kɯ̟]

Noun

(どう)(たく) • (dōtaku

  1. dotaku, a large cast-bronze bell decorated with images, used as as a ritual focus

See also