Kane (instrument)

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The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is often found in traditional Japanese music or min'yō. Although sometimes suspended from a bar, it is more common for a musician to hold the bell in place with one hand beat it with the other using a special mallet called a Script error: No such module "Nihongo". or Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., often made from bone.[1] The kane makes three distinct sounds: chan - hitting the middle; chi - hitting the inside edge; and ki - reversing the stroke. This kind of onomatopoeic mnemonic or Kuchi shōga is common in Japanese music.[1] There are several sizes of kane, such as the atarigane or the suriganeScript error: No such module "Unsubst"..

Kane are also used in Buddhist or Shinto ceremonies. In temples, they may be used to signify time or alert people to certain events.

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