# 鏡 — mirror

鏡 means “mirror”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: キョウ (kyou). Kun'yomi: かがみ (kagami). You'll see it in words such as 鏡 (kagami, “mirror; looking-glass”).

- Meaning: mirror
- On'yomi: キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi: かがみ (kagami)
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Things 1

## How to remember 鏡

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 音 sound · 儿 legs

## Words with 鏡

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鏡 | かがみ (kagami) | mirror; looking-glass |

## Don't confuse it with

[闇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/darkness/)

## More in the “Things 1” set

[鈴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/small-bell/) · [盤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-board/) · [旗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flag/) · [網](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/net/) · [鎖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chain/) · [軸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/axis/) · [卓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/table/) · [俵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/straw-bag/) · [鏡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mirror/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mirror/. Last updated 2026-11-01.