銅鏡

See also: 铜镜

Chinese

copper mirror; lens
trad. (銅鏡)
simp. (铜镜)

Pronunciation


Noun

銅鏡

  1. bronze mirror

Japanese

銅鏡 (dōkyō): the back of a bronze mirror.
Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 5
きょう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 銅鏡 (dhung kjængH, bronze mirror).

Pronunciation

Noun

銅鏡 (hiragana どうきょう, rōmaji dōkyō, historical hiragana どうきやう)

  1. a bronze mirror, especially one in the style of ancient China

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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