Meaning

Primary

Watch

Alternative

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
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this is pretty weird. is all nice and normal, but is for some reason. It probably is coming from the vocab word (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

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

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