万華鏡

See also: 萬華鏡

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
万	華	鏡
まん Grade: 2	げ Grade: S	きょう Grade: 4
kan'yōon	goon

Alternative spelling
萬華鏡 (kyūjitai)

From 万 (man, “ten thousand, myriad”) +‎ 華 (ge, “flower”) +‎ 鏡 (kyō, “mirror”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まんげきょー [màńgékyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mã̠ŋɡe̞kʲo̞ː]

Noun

万(まん)華(げ)鏡(きょう) • (mangekyō) ^{←まんげきやう (mangekyau)?}

1. a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)

   Synonyms: カレイドスコープ (kareidosukōpu), 錦眼鏡 (nishiki megane), 百眼鏡 (hyaku-megane), 百色眼鏡 (hyakuiro megane)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
万	華	鏡
ばん Grade: 2	か Grade: S	きょう Grade: 4
kan'on		goon

Alternative spellings
萬華鏡 (kyūjitai) 万花鏡

From 万 (ban, “ten thousand, myriad”) +‎ 華 (ka, “flower”) +‎ 鏡 (kyō, “mirror”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ばんかきょー [bàńkákyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bã̠ŋka̠kʲo̞ː]

Noun

万(ばん)華(か)鏡(きょう) • (bankakyō) ^{←ばんくわきやう (bankwakyau)?}

1. a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)

References

• “万華鏡”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025