歯車 (はぐるま) Japanese meaning | KotomoraThe clock's gears broke and it stopped working.
The gears mesh and the machine starts moving.
Usage patterns
歯車を回すto turn a gear
I tried turning the machine's gear by hand.
歯車が動くfor the gears (of a machine) to turn
When I flipped the switch, the gears started turning.
〈物〉の歯車になるto become a small cog in (an organization, system, etc.)
He felt doubts about becoming just a cog in a large organization.
太陽歯車