寒暖計
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 寒 | 暖 | 計 |
| かん Grade: 3 |
だん Grade: 6 |
けい Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | ||
Etymology
寒 (kan, “coldness”) + 暖 (dan, “warmth”) + 計 (kei, “measuring instrument”)
Noun
寒暖計 • (kandankei)
- A typically alcohol-based outdoor (or indoor) thermometer.
- (obsolete, before 1949) The general word for thermometer; superseded by 温度計 (ondokei).