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Japanese symbol for “watchmaker”

Romaji: tokeishi
watchmaker; clockmaker

In Japanese, watchmaker is , read (tokeishi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n watchmaker; clockmaker

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

time, hour
on: ジ
kun: とき、-どき
10 strokes · JLPT 4
plot, plan, scheme
on: ケイ
kun: はか.る、はか.らう
9 strokes · JLPT 3
expert, teacher, master
on: シ
kun: いくさ
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “watchmaker”

WordReadingMeaning
とけいメーカー tokeimeekaawatchmaker; watchmaking company
とけいこう tokeikouwatchmaker; clockmaker; horologer
とけいや tokeiyawatch store; watchmaker
とけいてん tokeitenwatch store; watch shop; watchmaker

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じかん jikantime
じだい jidaiperiod; epoch; era
じき jikitime; season; period
とうじ toujiat that time; in those days
いちじ ichijione o'clock
どうじ doujisame time
けいかく keikakuplan; project; schedule
せっけい sekkeiplan; design; layout
きょうし kyoushiteacher; instructor

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.