JLPT N1 · 19 strokes
Kanji 鏡: "mirror, speculum, barrel-head"
The kanji 鏡 means "mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キョウ, ケイ in on'yomi and かがみ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウケイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かがみ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1506 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鏡
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鏡mirror; looking-glass · barrel head
- 鏡に映るto be reflected in a mirror
- 望遠鏡telescope
- 双眼鏡binoculars; field glasses
- 手鏡hand-mirror
- 鏡台dresser; dressing table; vanity table
- 眼鏡を外すto take off one's glasses
- 鏡面mirror surface; lens surface
- 顕微鏡microscope
- お眼鏡(your) judgment; discernment
- 万華鏡kaleidoscope
- 水鏡reflective water surface; reflecting water
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