警鐘
けいしょう alarm bell; fire bell
Why it means this
警 (warn) + 鐘 (a bell) — an alarm bell; 警鐘を鳴らす, to sound the alarm about a looming danger.
Breakdown
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.
けいしょう alarm bell; fire bell
警 (warn) + 鐘 (a bell) — an alarm bell; 警鐘を鳴らす, to sound the alarm about a looming danger.
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.