Bell
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
鐘 usually refers to larger, open-ended bells of the sort you might find in a church's bell tower or a Buddhist temple.
Seeing the bell, you decide you need to ring it. You take your cane (かね) and hit the bell as hard as you can, making it chime.
正午になると鐘が12回鳴るんです。
The bell rings twelve times at noon.
鐘の音を聞くと心が落ち着きます。
Hearing the bell calms my mind.
私が旅行者だと言うと、男は鐘の形をしたお守りの値段を明らかにつり上げたが、何だかそいつに悪い気がして、そのまま何も言わずに言われた通りの値段を払ったんだよ。
When I told him I was a tourist, he blatantly raised the price of the bell-shaped charm, but I felt a little sorry for him, so I held my tongue and paid the price he told me anyway.