手鏡

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
かがみ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

(te, hand) +‎ (kagami, mirror).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がみ [tèkáꜜgàmì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [te̞ka̠ɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

()(かがみ) • (tekagami

  1. a handmirror
  2. (obsolete) a good example; model
    Synonyms: 手本 (tehon), (kagami)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN