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VocabJLPT N2

ding (of a bell)

To-AdverbAdverbNounSuru VerbTransitive VerbSuffixPrefixPlace

Definitions

1. ding (of a bell)
2. bing
3. honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose)
4. heating in a microwave

This katakana word can refer to the sound a microwave or bell makes (a ding), or it can be a colloquial term for a dog's chin or a small dog breed. It may also appear as a sound effect in manga or casual writing.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Actually, doesn't ringing the bell feel kind of rude?

Sentence 2

She gave the bell a little ding and steered the conversation somewhere else.

Sentence 3

Even so, there's something oddly reassuring about that little ding.

Sentence 4

Before I knew it, the bell had rung and my break was over.

Sentence 5

Turns out that ding was the elevator arriving.