時計(とけい)

とけい
noun
clock, watch
tool
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

Common expressions

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.

Related Words

Related: 腕時計(うでどけい) (wristwatch)
Compare: タイマー (timer)
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