ウオッチ

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Japanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowing from English watch.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ウオッチ (uotchi

  1. a watch (portable or wearable timepiece)
    Hyponyms: 腕時計 (ude-dokei), 懐中時計 (kaichū-dokei)
    (よう)(かい)ウオッチ
    Yōkai Uotchi
    Yo-kai Watch
  2. a watchman, observer
  3. a watch (person who guards, sailors or officers with common period of duty, etc.)
    Synonyms: 当直 (tōchoku), 見張り (mihari), ワッチ (watchi)

Derived terms

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Verb

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ウオッチする (uotchi surusuru (stem ウオッチ (uotchi shi), past ウオッチした (uotchi shita))

  1. to observe, keep watch
    Synonyms: 観察する (kansatsu suru), 注視する (chūshi suru)

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN