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鏡 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「金」

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7Elementary year 4 ／ 19 strokes ／ Radical「金」
On
キョウきょう · kyō
Kun
かがみkagami
Meaning
mirror; lens

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Phonetic-semantic: 金 (metal) with 竟 for sound; a polished metal mirror, hence 'mirror'.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキョウきょうkyō鏡台きょうだい望遠鏡ぼうえんきょう反射鏡はんしゃきょう
Kunかがみkagami鏡かがみ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 手鏡てかがみ

    hand mirror

  • 望遠鏡ぼうえんきょう

    telescope

More words with this kanji

  • 顕微鏡けんびきょう
  • 凹面鏡おうめんきょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

鏡(かがみ)を 見(み)て かみを とかす。

I look in the mirror and comb my hair.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 金Map of reading キョウAll maps

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