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

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真経津の鏡

まふつのかがみ
mirror; Mafutsu no Kagami (alternate name for Yata no Kagami, the mirror of the Imperial regalia)
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食道鏡

しょくどうきょう
esophagoscope
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浄玻璃の鏡

exp
じょうはりのかがみ
mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
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主鏡

しゅきょう
primary mirror (of a telescope); main mirror
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自惚れ鏡

己惚れ鏡、自惚鏡、己惚鏡
うぬぼれかがみ
small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)
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三角縁神獣鏡

さんかくぶちしんじゅうきょう
triangular rimmed ancient mirror decorated with gods and animals
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蛍光顕微鏡

けいこうけんびきょう
fluorescence microscope
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銀鏡

ぎんきょう
silver mirror
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吾妻鏡

東鑑
あずまかがみ、あづまかがみ
Japanese medieval text that chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate
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銀鏡反応

ぎんきょうはんのう
silver mirror reaction