警鐘を鳴らす けいしょうをならす Also written 警鐘をならす Meanings Expression, Godan verb to ring an alarm bell to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn; to raise the alarm; to send a wake-up call Kanji 警 warn. Read as ケイ. 鐘 big bell. Read as ショウ. 鳴 ring. Read as ならす. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists