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    3. 鏡花水月

    鏡花水月

    鏡きょう花か水すい月げつ

    flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab34 strokes

    きょうかすいげつ

    Noun

    1.
    flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface, something that is visible but having no substance, the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    鏡
    かがみ…(5)
    mirror・speculum・barrel-head・round rice-cake offering
    花
    はな…(3)
    flower
    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    月
    つき…(7)
    month・moon
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