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wall clock
A clock designed to be hung on a wall. The most common type of clock found in homes, offices, and classrooms in Japan.
掛け時計が止まっている。
The wall clock has stopped.
新しい掛け時計を買った。
I bought a new wall clock.
教室の掛け時計を見ると、もう午後三時だった。
When I looked at the classroom wall clock, it was already 3 PM.
Compound of 掛け (hanging) and 時計 (clock). The と in 時計 voices to ど in the compound due to rendaku.
RELATED TERMS:
- 置き時計 — table clock; desk clock
- 目覚まし時計 — alarm clock
- 腕時計 — wristwatch
- 電波時計 — radio-controlled clock (automatically syncs to atomic time signals)
- 柱時計 — pillar clock; old-fashioned wall clock hung on a pillar
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 掛け時計を掛ける — to hang a wall clock
- 掛け時計の電池を替える — to replace the battery of a wall clock
- 掛け時計が遅れている — the wall clock is running slow