Word details
鏡花水月
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鏡花水月.
Dictionary
Entry
1
flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
鏡
mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
19 strokesFrequency 1,506JLPT N1Grade 4
On
キョウケイ
Kun
かがみ
Nanori
あきかがかがん
花
flower
7 strokesFrequency 578JLPT N4Grade 1
On
カケ
Kun
はな
Nanori
わ
水
water
4 strokesFrequency 223JLPT N4Grade 1
On
スイ
Kun
みずみず-
Nanori
うずずみつどみみさみつみなみん
月
month, moon
4 strokesFrequency 23JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ゲツガツ
Kun
つき
Nanori
おとがっすずきもり
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