けい
磬

noun

  1. sounding stone, qing, ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
磬
 磬 けい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

upside-V-shaped gong
ケイ (Kentei 1)
voice
こえ　セイ　こわ- (2nd, N3)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)