時計(とけい)

とけい
noun
clock, watch
1. clock, watch
A device for telling time, including wall clocks, watches, and other timepieces.
時計(とけい)を見(み)てください。
Please look at the clock.
その時計(とけい)は高(たか)いですか。
Is that clock expensive?
この時計(とけい)は止(と)まっています。
This clock has stopped.
新(あたら)しい時計(とけい)を買(か)いたいと思(おも)っています。
I'm thinking of buying a new watch.
壁(かべ)に掛(か)けてある時計(とけい)が五分(ごふん)遅(おく)れているようです。
The clock hanging on the wall seems to be five minutes slow.

時計(とけい) is a general term covering all types of timepieces, including clocks and watches.

TYPES:

  • 腕時計(うでどけい): wristwatch
  • 目覚(めざ)まし時計(どけい): alarm clock
  • 置(お)き時計(どけい): desk/table clock
  • 掛(か)け時計(どけい): wall clock
  • 砂時計(すなどけい): hourglass

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 時計(とけい)を見(み)る: to check the time
  • 時計(とけい)が遅(おく)れる: the clock is slow
  • 時計(とけい)が進(すす)む: the clock is fast
  • 時計(とけい)が止(と)まる: the clock stops

RENDAKU:
When 時計(とけい) appears as the second element of a compound, it becomes ～どけい (voiced). This is a regular rendaku pattern.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:02 · Revised 2026.2.15 22:36
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