鏡 – mirror, speculum, barrel-head

19 strokesTaught in grade 4#1506 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 鏡 means mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョウ、ケイ (kyou, kei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かがみ (kagami). It is written with 19 strokes, under radical 金 (no. 167).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョウ	kyou
On’yomi	ケイ	kei
Kun’yomi	かがみ	kagami

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 金 (Kangxi radical 167). Components: 音・金・日・立・儿.

Words using 鏡

眼鏡めがねglasses鏡かがみmirror顕微鏡けんびきょうmicroscope望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescope

Example sentences

海は鏡のようになめらかだった。

The sea was as smooth as glass.

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顕微鏡の焦点を合わせなさい。

Adjust the microscope's focus.

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彼は望遠鏡に目を当てた。

He put his eye to a telescope.

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Kanji with the same radical

金銀針録鉄鈴銭銃鋼鎖鉱鑑銘鋭銅釣

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