🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちちがに【撞鐘】 : chichigani | define meaning
chichigani
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕit͡ɕiɡani]
Definition
Noun
- Hanging bell; temple bell
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese つきがね【撞鐘】 tsukigane "hanging bell".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Bell, St'chee-gánnee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 撞鐘 |
| Kana | ちちがに |
| Romanization | chichigani |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕit͡ɕiɡani] |
意味：つきがね【撞鐘】、つりがね【釣鐘・釣り鐘】、ぼんしょう【梵鐘】
Categories:
撞鐘
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 22). ちちがに【撞鐘】 : chichigani | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7934/chichigani/.