Chinese

Noun

銅鏡

1. bronze mirror

Japanese

銅鏡 (dōkyō): the back of a bronze mirror.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 銅鏡 ‎(dhung kjæng^H, “bronze mirror”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) どうきょう [dòókyóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːkjo̞ː]

Noun

銅鏡 ‎(hiragana どうきょう, romaji dōkyō, historical hiragana どうきやう)

1. a bronze mirror, especially one in the style of ancient China

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9