鳩時計

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鳩 時 計
はと
Jinmeiyō 		と > ど
Grade: 2 		けい
Grade: 2
kun'yomi irregular

Etymology

From 鳩(はと) (hato, “pigeon; dove”) + 時計(どけい) (dokei, “timepiece”, jukujikun (熟字訓)).

Pronunciation

Noun

鳩(はと)時(ど)計(けい) • (hatodokei) 

  1. a cuckoo clock

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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