鏡（かがみ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 3)
Meaning: mirror
Example sentences
- 出かける前に鏡を見る。 — I check myself in the mirror before going out.
- この鏡は大きくて見やすい。 — This mirror is big and easy to see yourself in.
Idioms & proverbs containing “鏡”
- 目は心の鏡 (めはこころのかがみ) — the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body; the eyes are the mirror of the heart
- 子は親の鏡 (こはおやのかがみ) — children are a reflection of their parents
- 子供は親の鏡 (こどもはおやのかがみ) — children are a reflection of their parents
- 夫婦は合わせ鏡 (ふうふはあわせかがみ) — spouses are mirror images of each other
- 破鏡再び照らさず (はきょうふたたびてらさず) — a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; a broken mirror will never shine again
- 明鏡も裏を照らさず (めいきょうもうらをてらさず) — anyone can make a mistake; even Homer nods; even a polished mirror conceals its reverse side
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