砂すな時計どけい

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Meanings

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hourglass; sandglass

A device for measuring time by the flow of sand from one glass bulb to another.

砂すな時計どけいの砂すなが全ぜん部ぶ落おちるまで、じっと待まっていた。
I waited quietly until all the sand in the hourglass had fallen.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をひっくり返かえすto flip (the hourglass) over
時じ間かんを計はかるために砂すな時計どけいをひっくり返かえした。
I flipped the hourglass over to time it.
〈物もの〉の砂すなが落おちるthe sand (in the hourglass) falls/runs down
砂すな時計どけいの砂すなが静しずかに落おちていく。
The sand in the hourglass quietly falls through.
〈物もの〉が落おちきるfor the hourglass to run out (all the sand has fallen)
砂すな時計どけいが落おちきったら、卵たまごの茹ゆで上あがりだ。
When the hourglass runs out, the egg is done boiling.