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Kanji Detail for 鏡 - "mirror, lens, model"

鏡

  • Meaning

    鏡 means "mirror, lens, model."

    1. Mirror - A reflective surface.

    2. Model - An example; a pattern.

    3. Lens - An optical glass.

  • Words using 鏡

    • 眼鏡 メガネ Listen glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles
    • 望遠鏡 ぼうえんきょう Listen telescope
    • 顕微鏡 けんびきょう Listen microscope

  • Four-character idioms with 鏡

    • 明鏡止水 めいきょうしすい Listen clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
    • 鏡花水月 きょうかすいげつ Listen flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words

  • Tattoo check: 鏡

    • Verified meaning: mirror, lens, model
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, かかみ, かがみ, きょう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 鏡

    Given names 鏡(かがみ)Listen 鏡(きょう)Listen 鏡(みら)Listen

    Surnames 鏡(あきら)Listen 鏡(かかみ)Listen 鏡(きよう)Listen 鏡(きょうじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    mirror; speculum; barrel-head; round rice-cake offering

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    mirror; lens; glass; glasses

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    mirror; lens

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    mirror, glass; lens, glasses

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    An implement for reflecting images. In ancient times, made of bronze. Today, all are made of glass.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kagami(かがみ) かがみ

  • Strokes

    tip

    19 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    mirror model lens clear examine reflection glass image surface optical light self-awareness

Sentences including 鏡

  • Don't break a mirror.

  • She looked at herself in the mirror.

  • She stood before the mirror.

  • Mary looked at herself in the mirror.

  • He put on his glasses and began to read.

  • Are these the glasses you are looking for?

  • How much were the glasses?

  • What did you do with my glasses?

  • Where are my glasses?

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