うでどけい
udedokeinoun, wristwatch
For a watch you wear, the hiragana word is うでどけい (udedokei). The general word for any clock or watch is とけい (tokei), and the verb "to watch" is みる (miru).
Meaning: a wristwatch, or to watch (noun)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| うでどけい | udedokei | noun, wristwatch |
| とけい | tokei | noun, clock or watch |
| みる | miru | verb, to watch |
うでどけい literally means arm clock. In daily talk many people simply say とけい for a watch, as in とけいをかう (tokei o kau), to buy a watch.
Which one should you use?
English uses one word for the object and the action. For watching television or a film, Japanese uses みる: テレビをみる (terebi o miru).
Did you know?
- The word とけい (tokei) is written 時計 in kanji, with characters for time and measure.
Examples in context
- あたらしいうでどけいをかいました。Atarashii udedokei o kaimashita.I bought a new watch.
- とけいはいま、さんじです。Tokei wa ima, sanji desu.The clock says three now.
- よるにえいがをみます。Yoru ni eiga o mimasu.I watch a movie at night.
Example conversation
Itsuki admires the watch of his Grandpa in Hiroshima.
- Itsukiおじいちゃん、そのうでどけいはいいね。Ojīchan, sono udedokei wa ii ne.Grandpa, that watch is nice.
- Grandpaながくつかっているよ。Nagaku tsukatte iru yo.I have used it for a long time.
- Itsukiぼくもほしいな。Boku mo hoshii na.I want one too.
