Word Meaning 時計

とけい tokei

時計 is read as とけい (tokei) and means clock.

Meaning

English

  1. clock
  2. watch
  3. timepiece

Reading

Kana

とけい

Romaji

tokei

Writing Variants

  • 土圭 とけい tokei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3448 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

時価会計

じかかいけい

current-value accounting

時計回り

とけいまわり

clockwise rotation

時価会計制度

じかかいけいせいど

mark-to-market accounting system

時計士

とけいし

watchmaker

時計遺伝子

とけいいでんし

CLOCK gene

時計信管

とけいしんかん

time fuse (often used to detonate high explosives)

腕時計

うでどけい

wristwatch

置き時計

おきどけい

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

懐中時計

かいちゅうどけい

pocket watch

振子時計

ふりこどけい

pendulum clock

日本時計協会

にほんとけいきょうかい

Japan Clock & Watch Association

Example Sentences

10

このとけいはすこしおくれています。

This clock is a little slow.

Are you wearing a watch?

Are you wearing a watch?

Whose watch is this?

The watch broke down.

I bought a watch.

Do you know where my watch is?

Don't you see the clock?

I like clocks.

A clock stopped.