Etymology

bonsho

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Today it means: A very large bell used in Buddhist temples in Japan to mark time and call monks in for prayer. Full definition →

Japanese 梵鐘
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from梵鐘
  2. English todaybonsho

From Japanese 梵鐘 (bonshō).

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