Japanese symbol for “mirror”
鏡
かがみ
Romaji: kagami
mirror; looking-glass
In Japanese, mirror is 鏡, read かがみ (kagami).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n mirror; looking-glass
- n barrel head
- n page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc. (finc)
- n mirror-shaped mochi
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mirror”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ミラー | ミラー miraa | mirror |
| 真経津の鏡 | まふつのかがみ mafutsunokagami | mirror |
| 亀鑑 | きかん kikan | pattern; example; model |
| 鏡鑑 | きょうかん kyoukan | paragon; mirror |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眼鏡 | めがね megane | glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう bouenkyou | telescope |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう kenbikyou | microscope |
| 双眼鏡 | そうがんきょう sougankyou | binoculars; field glasses |
| 万華鏡 | まんげきょう mangekyou | kaleidoscope |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mirror”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.