Moto 冠: Crown; Best; PeerlessKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カン
- Kun'yomi
- かんむり
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 148 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カン)
- 栄冠えいかんlaurels; garland
- 冠婚葬祭かんこんそうさいimportant ceremonial occasions in family relationships
- 三冠馬さんかんばwinner of Japan's three main horse races
- 三冠王さんかんおうwinner of triple crown
- 冠動脈かんどうみゃくcoronary artery
- 冠水かんすいbeing covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged
- 冠状かんじょうcoronary
- 宝冠ほうかんdiadem; jeweled crown
- 弱冠じゃっかんtwenty years of age
- 戴冠式たいかんしきcoronation ceremony; enthronement
- 月桂冠げっけいかんlaurel wreath
- 無冠むかんuncrowned; without rank
- 王冠おうかんcrown; diadem
- 三重冠さんじゅうかん(papal) triple tiara
- 三重宝冠さんじゅうほうかん(papal) triple tiara
- 不定冠詞ふていかんしindefinite article
- 主教冠しゅきょうかんmiter
- 位冠いかんancient headgear showing rank
- 偏旁冠脚へんぼうかんきゃくthe radicals
- 光冠こうかんcorona
- 冕冠べんかんbenkan; square-topped ceremonial crown with jeweled tassels
- 冠すかんすto crown; to cap
- 冠するかんするto crown; to cap
- 冠たるかんたるbest; matchless
- 冠不全かんふぜんcoronary insufficiency
- 冠位かんいsystem indicating court ranks by headgear colors (colours)
- 冠位十二階かんいじゅうにかいfirst system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)
- 冠動脈バイパス手術かんどうみゃくバイパスしゅじゅつcoronary artery bypass surgery; coronary artery bypass graft surgery
- 冠動脈疾患かんどうみゃくしっかんcoronary artery disease; coronary heart disease
- 冠名かんめいparticular word that an owner includes in the names of their racehorses
- 冠毛かんもうthistledown
- 冠状動脈かんじょうどうみゃくcoronary artery
- 冠状動脈疾患かんじょうどうみゃくしっかんcoronary-artery disease
- 冠状動脈血栓症かんじょうどうみゃくけっせんしょうcoronary thrombosis
- 冠状静脈かんじょうじょうみゃくcoronary vein
- 冠省かんしょうForgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that...
- 冠称かんしょうbrand name; company name
- 冠絶かんぜつunique; unsurpassed
- 冠纓かんえいstring of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)
- 冠羽かんうbird's crest
- 冠者かんじゃyoung person; young servant
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 冠かんむりtraditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
- お冠おかんむりbad temper; bad mood
- ウ冠ウかんむり"roof" kanji radical at top (radical 40)
- ワ冠ワかんむりkanji radical "wa" or "covering" at top (radical 14)
- 冖冠べきかんむりkanji "wa" radical at top (radical 14)
- 冠を付けるかんむりをつけるto put on a crown
- 冠を曲げるかんむりをまげるto become displeased; to get stubborn
- 冠大会かんむりたいかいsports competition sponsored by a business enterprise
- 冠座かんむりざCorona Borealis (constellation); the Northern Crown
- 冠海雀かんむりうみすずめJapanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume); crested murrelet
- 冠狐猿かんむりきつねざるcrowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus)
- 冠番組かんむりばんぐみnamesake program; namesake show
Other readings
- 冠り物かぶりものheadgear; headdress
- 冠るかぶるto put on (one's head); to wear
- 冠木かぶきlintel; crossbar
- 冠木門かぶきもんgate with a crossbar
- 冠板かむりいたcrown plate (armor, building, shipbuilding, etc.)
- 冠水母類かんむりくらげるいcrown jellyfish (Coronatae spp.); coronated jellyfish
- 冠物かぶりものheadgear; headdress
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