Word Meaning 八咫鏡

やたのかがみ yatanokagami

八咫鏡 is read as やたのかがみ (yatanokagami) and means Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia).

Meaning

English

  1. Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)

Reading

Kana

やたのかがみ

Romaji

yatanokagami

Writing Variants

  • 八咫の鏡 やたのかがみ yata no kagami
  • 八咫鏡 やたかがみ yatakagami

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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八角鏡

はっかくきょう

octagonal mirror

八卦鏡

はっけきょう

bagua mirror (mirror used in divination in fengshui)

八咫

やあた

eight ata (approx. 144 cm)

八咫烏

やたがらす

Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)

八咫の烏

やたのからす

Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)

はち

eight

八十

はちじゅう

eighty

八つ

やっつ

eight

八つ当たり

やつあたり

venting one's anger (on someone or something)

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

八月

はちがつ

August

八日

ようか

8th day of the month