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Stroke Count
19 Strokes
Radical
金 + 11 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
Readings
Kun'yomi: かがみ。
On'yomi: キョウ。(Go-on Reading)
ケイ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 鏡

Dictionary Entry for 鏡

kagami
noun
  1. mirror; looking-glass
  2. barrel head
  3. page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.
  4. mirror-shaped mochi

Stroke Order Diagrams for 鏡

Construction of Character for 鏡

Radicals and parts present in 鏡
» Radical gold
» Part legs radical (no. 10)
» Part day, sun, Japan, counter for days
» Part stand up, rise, set up, erect
» Part sound, noise
Kanji variants for 鏡
» Simplified Chinese Character
Origin and construction of 鏡

Kanji related to 鏡

Meanings in Other Languages for 鏡

French
  1. miroir, -scope, tonneau (saké), gâteau de riz de Nouvel an
Portuguese
  1. espelho, espéculo, cano principal, oferenda de bolinho de arroz
Spanish
  1. espejo, espéculo, lente

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