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
polished mirror; clear mirror
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
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
corrective lenses for myopia
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
diving goggles; swimming goggles; face mask; hydroscope
panel; scene-panel; painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted
Japanese medieval text that chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate
to uncask; to open a barrel
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
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)
broken mirror; marital separation; divorce; partially-eclipsed moon
powerful spectacles; strong glasses
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
magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)
misjudgment; misjudgement
photomicrograph; microphotograph
bathroom mirror; vanity 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
silver mirror
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.
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
vaginal speculum; colposcope
triangular-rimmed ancient mirror decorated with gods and animals
laparoscopy; peritoneoscopy; ventroscopy
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
gastroscope
eyepiece; ocular lens
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
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
traditional mirror with a handle, popular since the Muromachi period
Japanese-style mirror
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
small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)
opposite mirrors
small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)
Microscopium (constellation); the Microscope
primary mirror (of a telescope); main mirror
Telescopium (constellation); the Telescope
horn-rimmed glasses; horn-rimmed spectacles
water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater
spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
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.