明鏡止水

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
明 鏡 止 水
めい
Grade: 2 		きょう
Grade: 4 		し
Grade: 2 		すい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "clear mirror, still water." Based in early Chinese Daoist concepts.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) めーきょーし​すい [mèékyóóshíꜜsùì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [me̞ːkʲo̞ːɕisɨᵝi]

Noun[edit]

明(めい)鏡(きょう)止(し)水(すい) • (meikyōshisui) ←めいきやうしすい (meikyausisui)?

  1. calm state of mind

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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