らん
きょう

noun

  1. mirror with a mythical Chinese bird carved into the back.
  2. (in Japan) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
らん
きょう
鸞鏡 らんきょう
らん
けい
鸞鏡 らんけい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fabulous mythical bird, imperial
ラン (Kentei 1)
chaos, distraction, confusion
bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
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)