Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N1

1506 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 19

Meaning: mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering

Kunyomi: かがみ

Onyomi: キョウ ケイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: かねへん

Meaning: metal, gold

Strokes: 8

Examples

Examples with audio

台(きょうだい)   dressing table

望遠(ぼうえんきょう)   telescope

顕微(けんびきょう)   microscope

双眼(そうがんきょう)   binoculars, field glasses

老眼(ろうがんきょう)   reading glasses

(かがみ)   mirror

(てかがみ)   hand-mirror

*眼(めがね)   eyeglasses

Onyomi Examples

キョウメン mirror surface, lens surface

キョウダイ dresser

内視 ナイシキョウ endoscope

万華 マンゲキョウ kaleidoscope

メイキョウ polished mirror, clear mirror

ランキョウ mirror with a mythical Chinese bird carved into the back, (in Japan) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp)

Kunyomi Examples

かがみ mirror, looking-glass, barrel head, page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc., mirror-shaped mochi

かがみいた panel, scene-panel, painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted

懐中 かいちゅうかがみ pocket mirror

化粧 けしょうかがみ bathroom mirror, vanity mirror