冠

Meaning

冠 centers on the idea of a crown or topmost covering, symbolizing something placed above all others. This naturally extends to the sense of being the best or peerless, as a crown marks the highest rank.

• 冠かんむり
  N2

  traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers

• 王冠おうかん

  crown; diadem

• 冠するかんする

  to crown; to cap

• 戴冠たいかん

  coronation; crowning

• 冠水かんすい

  being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding

• 花冠かかん

  corolla

• 冠婚葬祭かんこんそうさい
  N1

  important ceremonial occasions in family relationships

• 栄冠えいかん

  laurels; garland

• 冠動脈かんどうみゃく

  coronary artery

• 冠者かんじゃ

  young person; young servant; young man come of age (at 16)

• 無冠むかん

  uncrowned; without rank

• 鶏冠とさか

  cockscomb; comb; crest

• 冠詞かんし

  article

• 三冠王さんかんおう

  winner of triple crown

• 弱冠じゃっかん

  twenty years of age

• 冠状かんじょう

  coronary; coronal; coronate

• 金冠きんかん

  gold crown (tooth)

• 定冠詞ていかんし

  definite article

• 月桂冠げっけいかん

  laurel wreath

• 冠すかんす

  to crown; to cap

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