顕微鏡
けんびきょう · kenbikyou · JLPT N2 · noun
microscope
🔬 顕 (show) + 微 (tiny) + 鏡 (mirror) = a mirror that shows tiny things
Compound decomposition: 顕 means manifest or reveal, 微 means minute, and 鏡 means mirror. Read together, the word names a mirror-like device that reveals minute things.