This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キョウ、ケイ、かがみ
Romaji: kyō, kei, kagami
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Name Readings

Kana: あき、かが、かがん
Romaji: aki, kaga, kagan
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Meanings

mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  1506
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-8-11
Korean Reading:  gyeong
Chinese Reading:  jing4
Unicode:  93e1
JIS:  3640

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1766
Nelson Index: 4912
New Nelson Index: 6341
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a11.6
Four Corner Index: 8011.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 462
Gakken Index: 1358
Japanese Names Index: 2817
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40812
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0623
Remembering the kanji Index: 483
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1858
Kodansha Compact Index: 1834
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 486
Kanji in Context Index: 1034
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1157
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1576
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 494
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 522
Essential Kanji Index: 647
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2219
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2857
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 378
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 638

Words

(かがみ)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head
望遠鏡 (ぼうえんきょう)
telescope
万華鏡 (まんげきょう、ばんかきょう)
kaleidoscope
鏡面 (きょうめん)
mirror surface
銅鏡 (どうきょう)
bronze mirror
眼鏡 (めがね、がんきょう、メガネ)
spectacles; glasses; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight
顕微鏡 (けんびきょう)
microscope
潜望鏡 (せんぼうきょう)
periscope
水鏡 (みずかがみ)
reflective water surface; reflecting water
双眼鏡 (そうがんきょう)
binoculars; field glasses
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