鏡 is read かがみ (kagami), with odaka pitch accent (falls on the next particle).

How do you write 鏡 in romaji?

鏡 is written kagami in romaji.

鏡かがみ

Q: What JLPT level is 鏡?

鏡 is a JLPT N4 word (upper beginner).

Q: How is 鏡 used in a sentence?

お供え餅を、鏡開きの日に下げる風習があります。 — There is a custom of taking down the decorative mochi on Kagami-biraki day.

かがみ · kagami

JLPT N4 suffix

Mirror

mirror, looking-glass
barrel head
page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.

Odaka

falls on the next particle · what is pitch accent?

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Example sentences

お供え餅を、鏡開きの日に下げる風習があります。

おそなえもちを、かがみびらきのひにさげるふうしゅうがあります。

There is a custom of taking down the decorative mochi on Kagami-biraki day.

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鏡Mirror, Speculum, Barrel-head 音きょう・けい訓かがみ JLPT N1 · 19 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

眼鏡めがねeye glasses 顕微鏡けんびきょうmicroscope 望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescope 受付うけつけreception(ist) desk 失礼しつれいdiscourtesy, impoliteness; Excuse me 復習ふくしゅうreview (of lessons), revision 代わりかわりsubstitute, replacement 返事へんじreply, answer おかげお陰thanks or owing to

Questions

What does 鏡 mean?

Mirror. It can also mean: mirror, looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc..

How do you pronounce 鏡?

かがみ (kagami). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 鏡?

JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.

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