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    3. 警鐘を鳴らす

    警鐘を鳴らす

    警けい鐘しょうを​鳴なら​す​

    to ring an alarm bell

    NTVerbPolitics & LawKanji Vocab60 strokes

    警鐘をならす

    けいしょうをならす

    Verb

    1.
    to ring an alarm bell
    2.
    to sound a warning, to blow a whistle, to warn, to raise the alarm, to send a wake-up call
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 60

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    Characters that make up this word

    警
    いまし.める…(1)
    admonish・commandment
    Kanji
    鐘
    かね…(1)
    bell・gong・chimes
    Kanji
    鳴
    な.く・な.る・な.らす…(3)
    chirp・cry・bark・sound・ring…(2)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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