🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かがん【鏡】 : kagan | define meaning
kagan
Pronunciation: [kaɡaŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Mirror
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かがみ【鏡】 kagami "mirror".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Glass. Kágung", "Spectacles (lit. eye-glass). Mee kágung", "Spy glass. Toómee kágung", "To look at the sun through a glass. Teéda meéoong kágung", "The branches of the tree obstruct the sight. Toómee kágung kee noo káttakáshee meérang".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 鏡 |
| Kana | かがん |
| Romanization | kagan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kaɡaŋ̍] |
意味：かがみ【鏡】
Categories:
鏡
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, July 28). かがん【鏡】 : kagan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7405/kagan/.