明鏡止水

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	鏡	止	水
めい Grade: 2	きょう Grade: 4	し Grade: 2	すい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Literally, "clear mirror, still water." Based in early Chinese Daoist concepts.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) めーきょーし​すい [mèékyóóshíꜜsùì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [me̞ːkʲo̞ːɕisɨᵝi]

Noun

明(めい)鏡(きょう)止(し)水(すい) • (meikyōshisui) ^{←めいきやうしすい (meikyausisui)?}

1. calm state of mind