ひゃくはちかね
Meanings
Noun
1. night-watch bell; bells tolling out the old year
Kanji used
hundred
eight
large bell
Composed of
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
① 打楽器のひとつ。多くの形式は筒状で片方をふさいだ青銅製の金属板で、打撃を与え、音が長く響くようにしたもの。