鏡
barrel-head, mirror, round rice-cake offering, speculum
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
19 / 19
Information
Grade:4
Strokes:19
JLPT:1
Frequency:1506
Vocabulary
キョウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顕微鏡 | ケンビキョウ | microscope |
| 望遠鏡 | ボウエンキョウ | telescope |
| 鏡台 | キョウダイ | dresser; dressing table; vanity table |
| 鏡面 | キョウメン | mirror surface; lens surface |
| 双眼鏡 | ソウガンキョウ | binoculars; field glasses |
ケイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明鏡 | メイケイ | polished mirror; clear mirror |
| 鸞鏡 | ランケイ | mirror with a mythical Chinese bird carved into the back; (in Japan) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鏡 | かがみ | mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi |
| 眼鏡 | メガネ | glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight; four-eyes |
| 眼鏡 | めがね | glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight; four-eyes |
| 万華鏡 | まんげきょう | kaleidoscope |
| 電波望遠鏡 | でんぱぼうえんきょう | radio telescope |
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border, boundary, region
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鋭
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錬
drill, polish, refine, tempering, train
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銃
arms, gun
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錠
fetters, lock, shackles
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銑
pig iron
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鎮
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