栄えい冠かん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

laurels; garland; crown of victory

Literary or formal word for a victory wreath or the honor of winning. Often used metaphorically for championship titles or glory.

〈事こと〉の栄えい冠かんを勝かち取とるto win the laurels (of a contest, championship, etc.)
彼かれらは苦くるしい戦たたかいの末すえ、優ゆう勝しょうの栄えい冠かんを勝かち取とった。
After a grueling struggle, they won the crown of victory.
栄冠えいかんに輝ひかくto shine with the glory of victory; to become champion
彼かの女じょは世せ界かい大たい会かいで栄えい冠かんに輝ひかいた。
She shone with the crown of victory at the world championship.
栄えい冠かんを手てにするto obtain the crown of victory; to achieve the title
そのチームはついに栄えい冠かんを手てにした。
That team finally got its hands on the crown of victory.

勝しょう利りN2
勝利 is the plain, common word for 'victory' in any context, while 栄冠 is a poetic term evoking the image of a victor's laurel crown.
栄えい光こうN1
栄光 refers to 'glory' in a broad, abstract sense, whereas 栄冠 focuses on the tangible symbol or prize of victory, like a crown or title.
優ゆう勝しょうN4
優勝 is the ordinary word for 'winning a championship,' while 栄冠 is a more literary way of describing that same triumph as a crown of honor.

王おう冠かん
王冠 refers to an actual crown (or a bottle cap), while 栄冠 is a figurative 'crown of victory' used mainly to mean glory or championship honor.

Compound of 栄 (glory, honor) and 冠 (crown, cap). The word directly suggests a 'crown of glory' or 'laurel wreath'.