The phrase 'daikon mizumashi' (which literally means "Japanese radish and watering") is sometimes used as a mnemonic to help remember this order of appearance ("dai" (a different pronunciation of 大 in 大鏡) from O-kagami, "kon" (a different pronunciation of 今 in 今鏡) from Ima-kagami, "mizu" from Mizu-kagami, and "mashi" (a different pronunciation of 増 in 増鏡) from Masu-kagami).
これを覚えるための語呂合わせとして「だいこんみずまし（「だい」：大鏡・「こん」：今鏡・「みず」：水鏡・「まし」：増鏡）」がある