めい
明
きょう
鏡
し
止
すい
水

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
めい
明
きょう
鏡
し
止
すい
水
 明鏡止水 めいきょうしすい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bright, light
メイ　あ.かり　あきら (2nd, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
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　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)