加か冠かん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

crowning a boy with a traditional cap at a coming-of-age ceremony

Archaic term for the genpuku (元服) ritual, specifically the act of placing a cap on a boy's head to mark his transition to adulthood. Also referred to as 初冠 (ういこうぶり).

See also: 元服 (げんぶく) · 初冠 (ういこうぶり)

• 加か冠かんの儀ぎは、元げん服ぷくの重じゅう要ような一いち部ぶであった。

  The crowning ceremony was an important part of the genpuku coming-of-age ritual.

noun

person who crowns the boy at a coming-of-age ceremony

Archaic noun referring to the official who performed the crowning during the genpuku ceremony. Rarely used outside historical contexts.

• 加か冠かんは、主おもに貴き族ぞくの子し弟ていの元げん服ぷくで重じゅう要ような役やくを務つとめた。

  The crowning official played an important role mainly in the genpuku ceremonies of noble children.