Word Meaning 鏡花水月

きょうかすいげつ kyoukasuigetsu

鏡花水月 is read as きょうかすいげつ (kyoukasuigetsu) and means flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface.

Meaning

English

flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface
something that is visible but having no substance
the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words

Reading

Kana

きょうかすいげつ

Romaji

kyoukasuigetsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 54573 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

女郎花月

おみなえしづき

seventh lunar month

花鳥風月

かちょうふうげつ

artistic pursuits involving nature themes

水無月

みなづき

sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July)

花残月

はなのこしづき

fourth lunar month

花見月

はなみづき

third lunar month

花月

かげつ

flowers and the moon

花つ月

はなつづき

third month of the lunar calendar

明鏡止水

めいきょうしすい

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

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

水中眼鏡

すいちゅうめがね

diving goggles

水鏡

みずかがみ

reflective water surface

花鏡

かきょう

Mirror Held to the Flower (1424 treatise on noh theater, written by Zeami)