鐘楼

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 鐘楼 (しょうろう) combines bell 鐘 and tower 楼 to denote a bell tower.
• Basic usage: It is the temple structure from which a bell sounds and whose old pillars may be restored.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The tower rather than the bell
  • 鐘楼 names the building that houses and supports the bell, not the sounding instrument alone.