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時計

Watch

Meaning

Watch, Clock

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A thing that gives you time measurements is a watch or clock. Most people have these in their phones instead of on their wrists now.

Reading

とけい

Explanation

The reading for this is pretty weird. 計 is all nice and normal, but 時 is と for some reason. It probably is coming from the vocab word 時 (とき), is my guess. But even if it is, it's shortened, making it a step more complicated. Maybe it's just better to imagine that your watch is a walky talky (とけい) and run with that?

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 時計のはり

    hand of a clock

    時計の文字

    text on a clock face

    時計の音

    the sound of a clock

  • 時計を見る

    to look at a watch

    時計を持つ

    to carry a watch, to have a watch

    時計を合わせる

    to set the clock

  • 体内時計

    a body clock, a biological clock

    アナログ時計

    analog clock, analog watch

    電波時計

    a radio-controlled clock

  • 時計回り

    clockwise

    時計メーカー

    clockmaker, watchmaker

    時計じかけ

    clockwork, contraption activated by a timer

Context Sentences

うちの社長の時計はロレックスです。

My company president wears a Rolex watch.

時計台の下で、三時に待ち合わせね！

We're gonna meet at the clock tower at 3 p.m., okay?

この時計の音、うるさくない？気になって集中できない。

Isn't the sound of this clock loud? It's distracting me from concentrating.

Kanji Composition