01
眼鏡
めがね
glasses
Meanings
- mirror
- speculum
- barrel-head
- round rice-cake offering
Readings
Onyomi
- キョウ
- ケイ
Kunyomi
- かがみ
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Useful words
02
望遠鏡
ぼうえんきょう
telescope
03
顕微鏡
けんびきょう
microscope
04
手鏡
てかがみ
hand mirror
05
鏡餅
かがみもち
mirror rice cake
traditional New Year offering
06
鏡台
きょうだい
dressing table
Compare Kanji
01境Shape96%border, boundaryBoth share the component 竟; 鏡 uses the metal radical 金 while 境 uses the earth radical 土.02金Component94%gold金 forms the left side of 鏡, indicating it is made of metal.03銀Meaning88%silverBoth kanji represent shiny metals and share the 金 radical.04映Meaning85%reflect, reflectionA mirror 鏡 is used to reflect 映る light and images.05影Meaning82%shadow, silhouetteLearners can associate mirrors 鏡 with the reflection 影 they see in them.06鑑Meaning78%specimen, take warning fromBoth kanji involve the act of looking into or reflecting upon something.