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万華鏡

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See also: 萬華鏡

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
まん
Grade: 2

Grade: S
きょう
Grade: 4
kan'yōon goon
Alternative spelling
萬華鏡 (kyūjitai)

From (man, ten thousand, myriad) +‎ (ge, flower) +‎ (kyō, mirror).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(まん)()(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

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Kanji in this term
ばん
Grade: 2

Grade: S
きょう
Grade: 4
kan'on goon
Alternative spellings
萬華鏡 (kyūjitai)
万花鏡

From (ban, ten thousand, myriad) +‎ (ka, flower) +‎ (kyō, mirror).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んかきょー [bàńkákyóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [bã̠ŋka̠kʲo̞ː]

Noun

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(ばん)()(きょう) (bankakyōばんくわきやう (bankwakyau)?

  1. a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN