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冠

crown
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingかんむり
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. crownRtK
    先生は生徒の作った花の冠をかぶった。The teacher put on a crown of flowers made by her pupils.tatoeba
    マユコは花の冠をつけていた。Mayuko wore a flower crown.tatoeba
  2. best
  3. peerless
  1. traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
  2. coronet
  3. top kanji radical

Synonyms

俳諧衣冠

Radicals and components

Radical冖cloth cover
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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beginning · two (二) · human legs (儿) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 326

Compound words

栄冠えいかん
laurels; garland
王冠おうかん
crown; diadem; bottle cap
弱冠じゃっかん
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
三冠馬さんかんば
winner of Japan's three main horse races
冠婚葬祭かんこんそうさい
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
位冠いかん
ancient headgear showing rank
衣冠いかん
kimono and ancient head-dress
加冠かかん
crowning a boy with a traditional cap for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony
花冠かかん
corolla
冠位かんい
system indicating court ranks by headgear colors (colours)
冠詞かんし
article
冠辞かんじ
stereotyped epithet
冠省かんしょう
Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that ...
冠纓かんえい
string of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)
冠鳰かんむりかいつぶり
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
桂冠けいかん
crown of laurel
荊冠けいかん
crown of thorns
冕冠べんかん
benkan
冖冠べきかんむり
kanji "wa" radical at top (radical 14)
尸冠しかばねかんむり
kanji "corpse" radical
挂冠けいかん
resigning from a government post
茨の冠いばらのかんむり
a crown of thorns
冠動脈かんどうみゃく
coronary artery
冠木門かぶきもん
gate with a crossbar

Additional Examples

彼は不滅の栄冠を得た。
He was crowned with eternal victory.tatoeba
彼女は待たされて少々お冠です。
She is a bit indignant about being kept waiting.tatoeba
多くの道路が冠水し、その結果大幅な遅れが出ている。
Many roads are flooded. As a result there are long delays.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 冠

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