掛(か)け時 計(どけい)

かけどけい

noun

wall clock

1. 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(か)け時計(どけい)が止(と)まっている。

The wall clock has stopped.

I bought a new wall clock.

When I looked at the classroom wall clock, it was already 3 PM.

Compound of 掛(か)け (hanging) and 時計(とけい) (clock). The と in 時計(とけい) voices to ど in the compound due to rendaku.

置(お)き時計(どけい) — table clock; desk clock
目覚(めざ)まし時計(どけい) — alarm clock
腕時計(うでどけい) — wristwatch
電波時計(でんぱどけい) — radio-controlled clock (automatically syncs to atomic time signals)
柱時計(はしらどけい) — pillar clock; old-fashioned wall clock hung on a pillar

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Added 2026.3.27 0:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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