Japanese

八咫鏡: Artist's impressions of the (unseen) Imperial Regalia of Japan, with Yata no Kagami on the upper right

Alternative forms

• 八咫の鏡

Proper noun

八咫鏡 ‎(hiragana やたのかがみ, romaji Yata no Kagami)

1. the "Eight-Hand Mirror", one of the three sacred treasures comprising the Imperial Regalia of Japan

Usage notes

• The ata of that time period was around 18 centimeters or 7.25 inches, so note that the hand in the English name is not the same as the four-inch unit of measurement.

See also

• 草 (くさ)薙 (なぎの)剣 (つるぎ) ‎(Kusanagi no Tsurugi)
• 八 (や)尺 (さか)瓊 (にの)勾 (まが)玉 (たま) ‎(Yasakani no Magatama)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3