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：2026/01/08
砂時計
Hiragana
すなどけい
Noun
Japanese Meaning
一定量の砂が落ちる時間を利用して時間を計測する器具。上部と下部のガラス容器が細い管でつながれ、上から下へ砂が落ちる仕組みになっている。
Easy Japanese Meaning
すなをつかってじかんをはかるとけい
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
沙漏 / 计时沙漏 / 漏沙计时器
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
沙漏 / 用流動細沙計時的玻璃器具
Korean Meaning
모래의 흐름으로 시간을 재는 시계 / 두 유리 용기 사이의 좁은 구멍을 통해 모래가 내려가며 경과 시간을 표시하는 기구
Indonesian
jam pasir / alat ukur waktu dengan pasir yang mengalir
Vietnamese Meaning
đồng hồ cát / dụng cụ đo thời gian bằng cát chảy
Tagalog Meaning
orasan na buhangin / timer na buhangin / kasangkapang panukat ng oras gamit ang buhangin
Sense（1）
an hourglass
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
See correct answer
He turned the hourglass upside down.
See correct answer
彼は砂時計をひっくり返した。
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