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Zach

真経津の鏡

Reading

Kana: まふつのかがみ
Romaji: mafutsunokagami
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

mirror

Note: archaism; obscure term
2

Mafutsu no Kagami (alternate name for Yata no Kagami, the mirror of the Imperial regalia)

See also: 八咫鏡

Kanji

真
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
経
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 へ.る、 た.つ、 たていと、 はか.る、 のり
Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
津
Readings: シン、 つ
Meanings: haven, port, harbor, ferry
鏡
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 かがみ
Meanings: mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering