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真澄の鏡 (ますみのかがみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

真ま澄すみの鏡かがみ

Meanings

1

expression

perfectly clear mirror

archaic

Archaic expression for a mirror so clear it reflects everything without distortion; used figuratively for clarity or truth.

古ふるい和わ歌かに「真ま澄すみの鏡かがみ」という言こと葉ばが使つかわれている。
The phrase 'masumi no kagami' is used in old waka poetry.

Kanji

真true, reality, Buddhist sect
澄lucidity, be clear, clear
鏡mirror, speculum, barrel-head

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain; the expression combines 真澄 (masumi, 'perfect clarity') with 鏡 (kagami, 'mirror'), and is found in classical Japanese literature.