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Kanji Detail for 鑑 - "mirror, model, to reflect"
鑑
- Meaning
鑑 means "mirror, model, to reflect."
Mirror - A tool that reflects light to show faces and figures.
Model - An example; a standard.
To reflect - To compare with a model and consider carefully; to discern.
Basin - A large vessel for holding water.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
specimen; take warning from; learn from
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
mirror, looking glass; reflect
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror; sth that serves as a warning or a lesson; to examine; to scrutinize
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
mirror, looking glass; to reflect
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A mirror. Reflecting is also called 鑑. Mirrors allow self-reflection to examine gains and losses. Therefore there are admonitory histories. Also written as 鑒. As in Sima Guang wrote "Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government," and Zhang Juzheng wrote "Illustrated Mirror for Emperors." All mean taking ancient events as models and warnings.
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