Word Meaning 明鏡も裏を照らさず

めいきょうもうらをてらさず meikyou mo ura o terasazu

明鏡も裏を照らさず is read as めいきょうもうらをてらさず (meikyou mo ura o terasazu) and means even Homer nods.

Meaning

English

  1. even Homer nods
  2. even a polished mirror conceals its reverse side

Reading

Kana

めいきょうもうらをてらさず

Romaji

meikyou mo ura o terasazu

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 68 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 106766 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

明鏡止水

めいきょうしすい

clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)

明鏡国語辞典

めいきょうこくごじてん

Meikyo Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Taishukan)

明鏡

めいけい

polished mirror

落花枝に帰らず破鏡再び照らさず

らっかえだにかえらずはきょうふたたびてらさず

fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine

破鏡再び照らさず

はきょうふたたびてらさず

a broken relationship can never be repaired

明示内容参照

めいじないようさんしょう

explicit content reference

投光照明器

とうこうしょうめいき

floodlight

遠藤照明

えんどうしょうめい

Endo Lighting Corporation

落射照明

らくしゃしょうめい

epi-illumination

照明器

しょうめいき

lighting equipment

照明器具

しょうめいきぐ

lighting equipment