鏡
かがみ
Meanings
- Noun mirror; looking-glass
- barrel head
- page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.
- mirror-shaped mochi See also: 鏡餅 (かがみもち).
Kanji
- 鏡 mirror. Read as かがみ.
Example sentences
- 鏡は光を反射する。
A mirror reflects light. - 鏡の破片が床に散乱していた。
Fragments of the mirror were scattered on the floor. - 楽観主義者は鏡をのぞきこんでますます楽天的に、悲観論者はますます悲観的になる。
The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic. - 海は鏡のようになめらかだった。
The sea was as smooth as glass. - メアリーは鏡で自分を見た。
Mary looked at herself in the mirror.
Common phrases
Words containing 鏡
- 吾妻鏡 (あずまかがみ) Japanese medieval text that chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate
- 鏡餅 (かがみもち) kagami mochi
- 水鏡 (みずかがみ) reflective water surface
And 32 more.