鏡
鏡 — Mirror
mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
On’yomiキョウ (kyou)
On’yomiケイ (kei)
Kun’yomiかがみ (kagami)
Stroke order (19 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鏡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鏡 | かがみ kagami | mirror; looking-glass; barrel head |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう bouenkyou | telescope |
| 眼鏡 | メガネ megane | glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう kenbikyou | microscope |
| 双眼鏡 | そうがんきょう sougankyou | binoculars; field glasses |
| 内視鏡 | ないしきょう naishikyou | endoscope |
Study notes
鏡 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1506 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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