八咫鏡

八咫の鏡

Readings

Kana: やたのかがみ、やたかがみ
Romaji: yatanokagami, yatakagami
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)

See also: 三種の神器

Kanji

Readings: ハチ、 や、 や.つ、 やっ.つ、 よう
Meanings: eight, eight radical (no. 12)
Readings: シ、 た
Meanings: short, span
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 かがみ
Meanings: mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering