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”).

Noun

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”).

Noun

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