Memory phrase for the Kanji: 鏡


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Meaning

mirror

Pronunciation

KYŌ
kagami

Explanation

Left: metal (Covered in the ground are 2 gold nuggets ), right: to stand , below a variation of seeing: (One line is missing: therefore only "practically" seeing)

Mnemonic

The metal in front of which you stand and practically see yourself, is a mirror.

Radicals

gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
to stand
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Vocabulary

 鏡  かがみ  mirror
 顕微鏡  けんびきょう  microscope
 眼鏡  めがね  spectacles, glasses
 鏡台  きょうだい  dresser
 望遠鏡  ぼうえんきょう  telescope


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