八咫鏡

やたのかがみ

Also written やたかがみ, 八咫の鏡

Meanings

1. Noun Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia) See also: 三種の神器 (さんしゅのじんぎ).

Kanji

• 八 eight. Read as や.
• 咫 short; span
• 鏡 mirror. Read as かがみ.

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