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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 24

鏡 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

mirror; optical instrument

On: キョウkyou ケイkei
Kun: かがみkagami
Special: めがねmegane

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

鏡19 strokes

How to write 鏡: stroke order

鏡 has 19 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

鏡 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 鏡 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 鏡

The parts 鏡 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

金
money; gold
Radical
竟

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 24

詩 poetryOnシKunうた廃 abolish; fall out of useOnハイKunすたれる、すたる、やめる充 fill; allocateOnジュウ、シュウKunあてる、みたす、みちる鏡 mirror; optical instrumentOnキョウ、ケイKunかがみ仮 temporary; assumedOnカ、ケKunかり、かす吐 spit; breathe outOnトKunはく、つく、ぬかす請 request; undertakeOnセイ、シン、ショウKunこう、うける眺 gaze; viewOnチョウKunながめる沖 offshore; open seaOnチュウKunおき、おきつ、わく躍 leap; danceOnヤク、テキKunおどる