Mirror
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.
鏡の横の植木ばちに花を植えました。
I planted a flower in a flower pot next to the mirror.
コウイチは毎日のように鏡の中の自分に向かって話しかけているあやしい人です。
Koichi is a strange man who talks to himself in the mirror almost every day.
「今朝、鏡が盗まれたよ。数週間前に歯ブラシと櫛を盗まれたばかりなのに！」「まぁ、人生そんなもんだよ。」
"My mirror was stolen this morning. I just had my toothbrush and comb stolen a few weeks ago!" "Well, that’s life."