Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
はと
Jinmeiyō
と > ど
Grade: 2
けい
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular
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Etymology edit

From (はと) (hato, pigeon; dove) + 時計(どけい) (dokei, timepiece, jukujikun (熟字訓)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(はと)()(けい) (hatodokei

  1. a cuckoo clock

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN