手鏡

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
手 鏡
て
Grade: 1 		かがみ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

手 (te, “hand”) +‎ 鏡 (kagami, “mirror”).

Pronunciation

Noun

手(て)鏡(かがみ) • (tekagami) 

  1. a handmirror
  2. (obsolete) a good example; model
    Synonyms: 手本 (tehon), 鏡 (kagami)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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