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時針 (じしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

時じ針しん

じ

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ん

Meanings

1

noun

Refers specifically to the shorter hand on an analog clock or watch that indicates the hour.

時計とけいの時じ針しんが12時じを指さしている。
The hour hand of the clock is pointing to 12 o'clock.

Kanji

時time, hour
針needle, pin, staple

Similar words

分ふん針しん
分針 is the minute hand, which is longer and moves faster than the hour hand.
秒びょう針しん
秒針 is the second hand, typically the thinnest and fastest-moving hand on an analog clock.

Etymology

Compound of 時 (じ, 'hour') and 針 (しん, 'needle, hand of a clock').