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    3. 明鏡止水

    明鏡止水

    明めい鏡きょう止し水すい

    clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab35 strokes

    めいきょうしすい

    Noun

    1.
    clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    明
    あ.かり・あか.るい・あか.るむ・あか.らむ・あき.らか・あ.ける…(18)
    bright・light
    鏡
    かがみ…(5)
    mirror・speculum・barrel-head・round rice-cake offering
    止
    と.まる・-ど.まり・と.める・-と.める・-ど.め・とど.める…(10)
    stop・halt
    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
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