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Japanese: 磬 - きん

〘Noun〙 ("Kin" is the Tang and Song pronunciation of " kei ") A Buddhist implement struck with a stick when chanting sutras. Made of copper or iron, it is bowl-shaped and one or two feet in diameter (one foot is about 30 centimeters). Small ones less than one foot in diameter are called rin . Originally, they began to be used in the Zen sect. Different from kei . ※Kuka Daily Use Contributions Ryakushu - Oan 5th year, July 1st (1372) “ _Two zazen bells _ringing by themselves in the twilight” ※Ukiyo-zoshi - Kindai Enkakusha (1686) vol. 5 “The sound of the bells ringing from across the abbot's chamber” [Additional note] “Wamyo-sho in 20 Volumes - 4” states “Square bells, virtuoso and music illustrations, cloud bells (Kujyo-han, square bells commonly called Fengqing), hanging 24”, which suggests that the word “kin” was not yet used in the mid-Heian period.

Uchi-nashi [kei]

〘Noun〙 = Uchinarashi (beating) ②※Shoryobu Honmyojisho (around 1081) "Kei Jununwanameunachinano"

Today's Chow [Cycling]

〘Noun〙 ("kyo" is the Go-on pronunciation of "kei") ⇒ kei (kei)

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「きん」は「磬」の唐宋音) 読経のとき、桴(ばち)で打ち鳴らす仏具。銅または鉄製で、直径一、二尺（一尺は約三〇センチメートル）の鉢形をしたもの。一尺に満たない小形のものは鈴(りん)という。元、禅宗で用い始めたもの。磬(けい)とは異なる。※空華日用工夫略集‐応安五年（1372）七月一日「黄昏自鳴_二坐禅磬_一」※浮世草子・近代艷隠者（1686）五「方丈を隔ててつとめする磬(キン)の響」[補注]「二十巻本和名抄‐四」には「方磬律書楽図云磬〈苦定反方磬俗云奉強〉懸二十四」とあり、平安時代中期には、まだ「きん」と読んでいなかったと思われる。