Wind in Japanese
In Japanese
ねじを巻く
neji o maku
Definition
Definition in EnglishTo turn a key or a knob on a clock so that it keeps running.
Definition in Japanese時計が動き続けるように、ねじを回すこと。
Example sentences
おじいちゃんは毎週日曜の夜、欠かさず時計のねじを巻いてたなあ。
My grandfather wound the clock every Sunday night, without fail.
それ、ねじを巻くんだよ。電池なんか入ってないって。あんたより年上の時計なんだから。
You have to wind it — there's no battery, that clock is older than you are.