Word Meaning 和時計

わどけい wadokei

和時計 is read as わどけい (wadokei) and means clocks made in Japan, mainly in the Edo period.

Meaning

English

  1. clocks made in Japan, mainly in the Edo period
  2. clocks that tell Japanese time

Reading

Kana

わどけい

Romaji

wadokei

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 49875 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

置き時計

おきどけい

clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)

時計

とけい

clock

腕時計

うでどけい

wristwatch

懐中時計

かいちゅうどけい

pocket watch

時価会計

じかかいけい

current-value accounting

振子時計

ふりこどけい

pendulum clock

時計回り

とけいまわり

clockwise rotation

大和時代

やまとじだい

Yamato period (300-550 CE)

時価会計制度

じかかいけいせいど

mark-to-market accounting system

昭和時代

しょうわじだい

Shōwa period (1926-1989)

時計士

とけいし

watchmaker