秒針(びょうしん)

びょうしん
noun
second hand (of a clock or watch)
1. second hand (of a clock or watch)
The thin, fast-moving hand on a clock or watch that marks the seconds.
秒針(びょうしん)が動(うご)く。
The second hand moves.
秒針(びょうしん)の音(おと)が気(き)になる。
The ticking of the second hand bothers me.
試験中(しけんちゅう)、時計(とけい)の秒針(びょうしん)が進(すす)む音(おと)だけが聞(き)こえた。
During the exam, only the sound of the clock's second hand advancing could be heard.

The slender hand that sweeps around a clock face once per minute, marking seconds. Often the source of a clock's audible ticking.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 長針(ちょうしん): the minute hand
  • 短針(たんしん): the hour hand
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Added 2026.5.16 12:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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