Meanings
nountokei-gakari (plural tokei-gakari)
- governmentThe shimpan who acts as timekeeper.
Origin
- Japanese時計係
- Englishtokei-gakari
From Japanese 時計係 (tokei-gakari, literally “one who is responsible for the clock”).
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