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鈴 means 'small bell'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1133   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-13    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 15 words   Used in 36 words   Used in 1244 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   レイ   リン
Kun
   すず a small bell
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From small, jingly bells to resonant singing bowls, from “cooling” wind chimes to enormous bells at shrines, 鈴 can be heard throughout Japan. But this kanji is most important for its role in the name Suzuki. Read profiles of six famous Suzukis. Also learn about the unexpected influence of 鈴 on the names “Isuzu” and “Misuzu.” And find out what it means figuratively to bell a cat.
⿰   gold   order; command; good  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 鈴 is used 6 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 鈴 is used 28 times, read 3 ways.
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レイ : 11 words FIND ALL
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noun
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell  (see also: 本鈴)
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リン : 4 words FIND ALL
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noun
wind chime; wind bell
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すず : 13 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: すず
noun
1. bell (often globular)
2. singing bowl (bell in the shape of a bowl)  (this meaning is restricted to reading りん)
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An additional 5 less common words include 鈴 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1921  Joy o' Kanji : 1921  Key to Kanji:

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レイ   リン   すず a small bell   
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レイ    order   
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assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
seal
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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