Belfry

Japanese: belfry
Belfry

… [Hibino Takeo]
[Western]
A bell tower stands beside or on top of a church. It is called a bell tower in English, a belfry in French, or a campanile in Italian. Sometimes it is a thick wall with a window cut into it to hold a bell.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "belfry" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【日比野 丈夫】
[西洋]
 教会堂の傍らまたは上部に立ち,鐘塔とも呼ぶ。英語でベル・タワーbell tower,ベルフリーbelfry,イタリア語でカンパニーレcampanileという。ときに鐘を入れる窓をうがった厚壁のこともある。…

※「belfry」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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