時計

Noun

 * 1)  clock; timepiece; timekeeper

Etymology 1
From.

The spelling is the original form, with the kan'on reading of tokei. This has been largely superseded by the spelling 時計 in modern writing, which uses the character as. Alternatively, the kanji spelling could be interpreted as, using the meanings of the characters as +.

Noun

 * 1) a clock, a watch, a timepiece, a timekeeper

Derived terms

 * : a wristwatch
 * : a desk clock
 * : a wall clock
 * : an
 * : an atomic clock
 * : clockwise
 * : a cuckoo clock
 * : counterclockwise
 * : a pendulum clock
 * : an alarm clock
 * : a sand clock, an hourglass
 * : a body clock, a biological clock

Descendants

 * Chinese:
 * Korean:

Etymology 2
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  a clock, a watch, a timepiece, a timekeeper

Usage notes
This reading is rare.