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神鏡 (しんきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

神しん鏡きょう

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Meanings

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noun

divine mirror; sacred mirror

Refers to a mirror used in Shinto rituals or as a sacred object, especially the Yata no Kagami, one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan.

神しん鏡きょうは神じん社じゃのご神しん体たいとして祀まつられている。
The sacred mirror is enshrined as an object of worship in the shrine.
三さん種しゅの神じん器ぎの一ひとつに神しん鏡きょうがある。
One of the Three Sacred Treasures is the divine mirror.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
鏡mirror, speculum, barrel-head

Similar words

鏡かがみ
鏡 is the general word for 'mirror'; 神鏡 specifically denotes a sacred or divine mirror used in Shinto contexts.
三さん種しゅの神じん器ぎ
三種の神器 refers to the Three Sacred Treasures as a set; 神鏡 is one of them.

Etymology

Compound of 神 (shin, 'god, divine') and 鏡 (kyō, 'mirror'). The term is deeply rooted in Shinto tradition.