時計

とけい · tokei · JLPT N5 · noun

watch

⌚🕰️ 時計 = time + measure: the thing that measures time

時 means time or hour, and 計 means to measure or count (as in 計画 plan, 合計 total). The reading tokei is irregular: 時 is normally ji or toki, so treat to-kei as a set piece. Sound hook: a clock goes tick-tock, tokei.

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