かがみ
鏡
わ
割
　
り

noun

  1. breaking open a ceremonial sake barrel.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かがみ
鏡
わ
割
　
り
 鏡割り かがみわり
かがみ
鏡
わり
割
 鏡割 かがみわり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
proportion, comparatively, divide
わ.る　わり　カツ (6th, N3)
harm, injury
ガイ (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
life (生) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ