冠かん
Meanings
Noun
1. traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
The Shinto priest is wearing a ceremonial cap and performing a ritual.
2. crown; diadem; coronet
When one becomes king, one is crowned.
3. top kanji radical
when read as "かんむり"
The top part of a kanji is called the kanmuri.
4. first verse of a haikai, etc.
when read as "かむり"
Adverb
5. best; peerless; first
when read as "かん"
Noun
6. name; title; named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.
when read as "かんむり"
This tournament carries a corporate sponsor's name.
Shogi
7. counter for titles
when read as "かん"
With the achievement of the Triple Crown, expectations are rising even higher!
Kanji used
crown
Pitch accent
か
ん
Used in vocabulary (47 in total)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
system indicating court ranks by headgear colors (colours)
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
crown of victory; laurels; honor; glory; fame
kimono and ancient head-dress
being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding
uncrowned; without rank; having no championship wins; receiving no (major) awards
unique; unsurpassed; ranking foremost
winner of triple crown
corona glandis (penis); corona of glans penis
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
bird's crest
gold crown (tooth); golden crown; coronet; crown made out of gold
thistledown
benkan; square-topped ceremonial crown with jeweled tassels
crown of a tooth
(papal) triple tiara
crown of laurel
coronary; coronal; coronate
comb; cockscomb; crest
bird's crest
stereotyped epithet
particular word that an owner includes in the names of their racehorses
ancient headgear showing rank
Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that ...
coronary insufficiency
lophotrochozoan; any species in the superphylum Lophotrochozoa
gamopetalous corolla; sympetalous corolla
Gekkeikan (sake manufacturer)
spherical cap; spherical dome
brand name; company name
radicals of a kanji (left, right, crown and lower); kanji components
best; matchless; peerless; unparalleled; unrivalled
string of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)
crowning a boy with a traditional cap for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony; person in charge of crowning the boy at a coming-of-age ceremony
crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryō system)
hat; headgear; traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
Examples (11 in total)
There's a crown here.
Mayuko wore a flower crown.
The king is wearing a golden crown.