| Kanji | 鏡 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | キョウ、ケイ |
| Kunyomi | かがみ |
| Nanori | あき, かが, かがん |
| English | mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering |
| Examples | 鏡(かがみ): mirror 望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう): telescope 眼鏡(めがね): (1) spectacles; glasses (2) judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight 顕微鏡(けんびきょう): microscope |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | 4 |
| Frequency | 1506 |
| Components | 金: gold 竟: end; finally |
| Number of Strokes | 19 |
| Kanji Radical | 金 |
| Radical Number | 167 |
| Radical Strokes | 8 |
| Radical Reading | かね・かねへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | mirror |
| Koohii Story 1 | Mirror should suggest vanity. Imagine a spoiled girl who gets her parents to buy her a Golden mirror so she can stand in front of it all day vainly admiring her lovely human legs. |
| Koohii Story 2 | metal + stand up + sun + legs remember the legend of Amaterasu who retired in a cave. the other Gods brought a MIRROR made of polished METAL at the entrance of the cave. Amaterasu who was STANDING UP saw her image of the SUN and began to dance with her LEGS. |
| RTK Index (new) | 522 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grade4, kanjifreq1501-2000, kanji_manufactured.item
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