柱時計(はしらどけい)

はしらどけい
noun
pendulum clock
1. pendulum clock
a wall-mounted clock with a pendulum; a grandfather clock mounted on a wall or pillar
柱時計(はしらどけい)が時(じ)を打(う)った。
The pendulum clock struck the hour.
祖父母(そふぼ)の家(いえ)には古(ふる)い柱時計(はしらどけい)がある。
My grandparents' house has an old pendulum clock.
柱時計(はしらどけい)の振(ふ)り子(こ)が規則正(きそくただ)しく動(うご)いている。
The pendulum of the wall clock is swinging regularly.

柱時計(はしらどけい) refers to a traditional wall-mounted pendulum clock.

COMPOSITION:

  • 柱(はしら): Pillar, post
  • 時計(とけい): Clock

CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Mounted on a wall or pillar
  • Features a visible pendulum
  • Often chimes on the hour
  • Associated with traditional or older homes

RELATED TERMS:

  • 振(ふ)り子(こ): Pendulum
  • 時(じ)を打(う)つ: To strike the hour
  • 掛(か)け時計(どけい): Wall clock (general term)

CULTURAL NOTE:
柱時計(はしらどけい) evokes nostalgia for traditional Japanese homes and the Showa era. The rhythmic ticking and hourly chimes are associated with a slower, more deliberate pace of life.

TYPES OF CLOCKS:

  • 柱時計(はしらどけい): Pendulum wall clock
  • 掛(か)け時計(どけい): Wall clock
  • 目覚(めざ)まし時計(どけい): Alarm clock
  • 置(お)き時計(どけい): Table clock

REGISTER: Neutral.

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Added 2026.1.21 20:33
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