寒 暖 計(かんだんけい)

かんだんけい

noun

thermometer

1. thermometer

An instrument for measuring air temperature. Literally 'cold-warm meter.' Used specifically for room or outdoor thermometers, not for medical thermometers.

寒暖計(かんだんけい)を見(み)る。

To check the thermometer.

寒暖計(かんだんけい)が零下(れいか)5度(ど)を示(しめ)している。

The thermometer shows minus 5 degrees.

壁(かべ)に掛(か)けた寒暖計(かんだんけい)で部屋(へや)の温度(おんど)を確認(かくにん)した。

I checked the room temperature on the thermometer hanging on the wall.

USAGE:
寒暖計(かんだんけい) refers to thermometers for measuring ambient air temperature. For medical thermometers used to measure body temperature, the word 体温計(たいおんけい) is used instead.

WORD FORMATION:
寒(かん) (cold) + 暖(だん) (warm) + 計(けい) (meter/gauge).

RELATED WORDS:
温度計(おんどけい) is a more general term for any thermometer. 体温計(たいおんけい) is specifically for measuring body temperature.

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