万華鏡
See also: 萬華鏡
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | ||
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万 | 華 | 鏡 |
まん Grade: 2 | げ Grade: S | きょう Grade: 4 |
kan’yōon | goon |
Alternative spelling |
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萬華鏡 (kyūjitai) |
From 万 (man, “ten thousand, myriad”) + 華 (ge, “flower”) + 鏡 (kyō, “mirror”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) まんげきょー [màńgékyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [mã̠ŋɡe̞kʲo̞ː]
Noun
万華鏡 • (mangekyō) ←まんげきやう (mangekyau)? (kyūjitai 萬華鏡)
- 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 | ||
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万 | 華 | 鏡 |
ばん Grade: 2 | か Grade: S | きょう Grade: 4 |
kan’on | goon |
Alternative spellings |
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萬華鏡 (kyūjitai) 万花鏡 |
From 万 (ban, “ten thousand, myriad”) + 華 (ka, “flower”) + 鏡 (kyō, “mirror”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ばんかきょー [bàńkákyóó] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [bã̠ŋka̠kʲo̞ː]
Noun
万華鏡 • (bankakyō) ←ばんくわきやう (bankwakyau)? (kyūjitai 萬華鏡)
- a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN