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

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
  • On’yomi
    • (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
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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