時計

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 時計を見てください。▶ —
   Please check the clock.
2. この時計は高かったです。▶ —
   This watch was expensive.

Collocations

Mnemonic

時計 tokei — covers both clock and watch. Kanji "time (時) + count/measure (計)" = time-measuring device, a transparent compound. Wristwatch is 腕時計 (udedokei, arm + clock); alarm clock is 目覚まし時計 ("eye-waking clock"). Verbs: watches take つける (tsukeru, attach for accessories); reading the time is 見る (miru). The same 計 appears in 計画 (keikaku, plan) and 計算 (keisan, calculation) — core sense is "to count, to measure".

Quick check

1. Kanji intuition of 腕時計?

   • Arm (腕) + clock = wristwatch
   • Spinning clock
   • Inner clock
   • Walking clock