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かがみ

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of かがみ – see the following entry.
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[noun] a mirror (smooth reflecting surface)
[noun] Short for 鏡餅 (kagami mochi): a set of mochi rice cakes used in New Year celebrations
[noun] This term needs a translation to English.
[noun] (theater) Short for 鏡板 (kagami ita): the panel at the back of a noh stage that is painted with an image of an old pine tree
[noun] the barrelhead or lid of a sake barrel
[noun] This term needs a translation to English.
[proper noun] a placename
[proper noun] a surname
[proper noun] a female given name
(This term, かがみ (kagami), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かがみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かがみ.)

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of かがみ – see the following entry.
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[noun] an example, exemplar, model, pattern
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spelling
(This term, かがみ (kagami), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かがみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かがみ.)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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かがみ (kagamiかがみ (kagami)?

  1. stem or continuative form of かがむ (kagamu) [godan]

Etymology 4

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Alternative spelling
蘿藦
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Particularly: “From (kagami, mirror)?”

Noun

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かがみ (kagami

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of 蘿藦 (gagaimo): a species of flowering plant, Cynanchum rostellatum (syn.Metaplexis japonica)
  2. Short for 鏡草 (kagamigusa): the Japanese peppervine, Ampelopsis japonica
See also
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Etymology 5

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Proper noun

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かがみ (Kagami

  1. a female given name
  2. 佳々実, 佳々美, 加々美, 加賀実, 輝命, 香美: a female given name
  3. 加々見, 加々美, 加加美, 加ヶ見, 加賀見, 加賀実: a surname
  4. 嘉神, 火神, 賀上, 各見, 各務, 各牟: a surname
  5. 鏡見, 鏡味, 香々見, 香々美, 香我美, 香美: a surname
  6. 加賀美, 香々美, 香我美, 香美: a placename