時計
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
| 時 | 計 |
Pronunciation
- IPA: /tokeː/
Etymology
From the classical Chinese 土圭, which is a sundial used in the Zhou Dynasty.
Noun
時計 (hiragana とけい, romaji tokei)
Derived terms
- 腕時計(うでどけい, udedokei) watch
- 置き時計(おきどけい, okidokei) desk clock
- 掛け時計 (かけどけい, kakedokei) wall clock
- 目覚まし時計 (めざましどけい, mezamashidokei) alarm clock
- 原子時計 (げんしどけい, genshidokei): atomic clock