Keyword
mirror
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig522
Readings
がね
(28%)
Composed of
gold
finally
Used in vocabulary (215 in total)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to be reflected in a mirror
binoculars; field glasses
hand-mirror
to take off one's glasses
mirror surface; lens surface
(your) judgment; discernment
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
reflective water surface; reflecting water
monocle; lorgnon
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
opposite mirrors
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses
makyō; Chinese magic mirror; bronze mirror that projects a hidden sacred image when reflecting a beam of light
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
polished mirror; clear mirror
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
bronze mirror
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
panel; scene-panel; painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
corrective lenses for myopia
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
diving goggles; swimming goggles; face mask; hydroscope
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
Japanese medieval text that chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate
to uncask; to open a barrel
flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
(your) judgment; discernment
divine mirror; sacred mirror (one of the three sacred treasures)
magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)
powerful spectacles; strong glasses
broken mirror; marital separation; divorce; partially-eclipsed moon
peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater
opposite mirrors
round glasses with thick plastic rims
optician; optician's store
misjudgment; misjudgement
bathroom mirror; vanity mirror
photomicrograph; microphotograph
silver mirror
lens-barrel; lens tube (e.g. of a telescope)
tarsier (Tarsius syrichta); specter lemur; spectre lemur
mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
endoscopic surgery; keyhole surgery
microscopic examination; microscopy
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
ancient mirror decorated with gods and animals
adarsa-jnana (great-perfect-mirror wisdom, wisdom clearly elucidating all things)
cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th); traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc.
triangular-rimmed ancient mirror decorated with gods and animals
vaginal speculum; colposcope
laparoscopy; peritoneoscopy; ventroscopy
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
nasal speculum
a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; (lit.) a broken mirror will never shine again
the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body; (lit.) the eyes are the mirror of the heart
breaking open a ceremonial sake barrel
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
gastroscope
eyepiece; ocular lens
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
Japanese-style mirror
small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)
traditional mirror with a handle, popular since the Muromachi period
small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)
Microscopium (constellation); the Microscope
opposite mirrors
peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater
horn-rimmed glasses; horn-rimmed spectacles
water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater
spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
primary mirror (of a telescope); main mirror
Telescopium (constellation); the Telescope
small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)
bagua mirror (mirror used in divination in fengshui); pa kua mirror
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
mirror stand
small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)
cloud mirror; mirror nephoscope; reflecting nephoscope
breaking open a ceremonial sake barrel
spectacled caiman (Caiman sclerops)
Japanese-style mirror
box wrench; ring spanner
speculum (bright patch on the wings of ducks)
convex mirror
fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk
high magnification microscope
paragon; mirror
height of a mirror stand
Newtonian telescope (having a secondary mirror at 45 degrees, reflecting light into the eyepiece)
spectacled cobra; Indian cobra; Asian cobra (Naja naja)
Metaplexis japonica
mirror with a mythical Chinese bird carved into the back; (in Japan) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp)
(arch.) mirror; Mafutsu no Kagami (alternate name for Yata no Kagami, the mirror of the Imperial regalia)
perfectly clear mirror
intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds
intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds
secondary mirror (in a reflecting telescope)
small ancient mirror tied with a cord
perfectly clear mirror
perfectly clear mirror
perfectly clear mirror
ultrasonic microscope; acoustic microscope
mirror writing; mirrored script
otoscope; auriscope; auroscope
polishing a metallic mirror
horn-rimmed glasses; bop glasses
one-way mirror
even Homer nods; (lit.) even a polished mirror conceals its reverse side
humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus); Napoleon wrasse; Napoleonfish; Maori wrasse
spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
Dosinia japonica (species of Venus clam)
spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica)
Examples (100 in total)
Judy spends a lot of time looking in the mirror.
I'd like to buy a small mirror.
She looked at herself in the mirror.