銅鐸

Japanese

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

Etymology

銅(どう) (dō, “copper”) + 鐸(たく) (taku, “signal bell, wind chime”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [do̞ːta̠kɯ̟]

Noun

銅(どう)鐸(たく) • (dōtaku) 

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

See also

• 弥生時代(やよいじだい) (Yayoi jidai)