八咫

noun

  1. Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
八咫
八咫鏡 やたのかがみ
かがみ
八咫鏡 やたかがみ
 
八咫の鏡 やたのかがみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
short, span
た シ (Kentei 1)
shaku, Japanese foot, measure
シャク セキ さし (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
only, free, in addition
ただ シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mirror, speculum, barrel-head
かがみ キョウ かが (4th, N1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
end, finally
キョウ ケイ おわ.る (Kentei 1)
sound, noise
おと オン ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)