Definition of 鏡花水月 (きょうかすいげつ)
きょうかすいげつ
鏡花水月
きょうかすいげつ
kyoukasuigetsu
noun
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flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface, something that is visible but having no substance, the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words(yojijukugo)
Related Kanji
| 鏡 | mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering |
| 花 | flower |
| 水 | water |
| 月 | month, moon |