Hourglass in Japanese
In Japanese
砂時計
sunadokei
Definition
Definition in EnglishA timer where sand runs between bulbs.
Definition in Japanese砂が落ちきるまでの時間をはかる道具。
Example sentences
この砂時計って、砂が全部落ちるまでぴったり一時間かかるんだよ。
The sand takes exactly one hour to fall through the hourglass.
祖母の砂時計って、うちで一番壊れやすいものなのに、三回の引っ越しを無傷で乗り越えたんだよ。
My grandmother's hourglass has survived three moves, and it's the most fragile thing we own.
砂時計をひっくり返したら、みんなしてバカみたいに砂をじーっと見てたよ。
I turned the hourglass over and we all stared at the sand like idiots.