# 鏡 mirror

金 (gold) + 立 (stand up) + 見 (look)
★★★☆☆
19 strokes
SOLO

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| Stand up to look in the metal mirror.

## Kunyomi

かがみ | mirror ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

顕微鏡(けんびきょう) | microscope ☆☆☆☆☆ 微 (teeny) + 鏡 (mirror) = 顕微鏡 (microscope)
望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう) | telescope ☆☆☆☆☆ 望 (desire) + 遠 (far) + 鏡 (mirror) = 望遠鏡 (telescope)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
境 | border | EARTH | 土
鏡 | mirror | METAL | 金

The border is a line on EARTH but the mirror is made of METAL.