Word Meaning 破鏡

はきょう hakyou

破鏡 is read as はきょう (hakyou) and means broken mirror.

Meaning

English

  1. broken mirror
  2. partially-eclipsed moon
  3. marital separation
  4. divorce

Reading

Kana

はきょう

Romaji

hakyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 121188 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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

破壊

はかい

(application) crash

破裂

はれつ

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)

破棄

はき

reversal (of an original ruling on appeal)

破滅

はめつ

ruin

破壊的

はかいてき

destructive

破戒

はかい

breaking a commandment (usually religious)

破砕

はさい

crushing (into pieces)

破産裁判所

はさんさいばんしょ

bankruptcy court

破産宣告

はさんせんこく

adjudication of bankruptcy

破壊活動防止法

はかいかつどうぼうしほう

Subversive Activities Prevention Act