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Zach

時針

Reading

Kana: じしん
Romaji: jishin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

hour hand (watch, clock)

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: シン、 はり
Meanings: needle, pin, staple, stinger

Example Sentence

時計(とけい)には(はり)が2(ほん)ある。時針(じしん)分針(ふんしん)がそれだ。
➥The clock has two hands, an hour hand and a minute hand.
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