冠かんむり
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
んむり
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Top 8700
Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
bad temper; bad mood
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
namesake program; namesake show; TV or radio program named after the main performer or a sponsor
bad temper; bad mood
(arch.) crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony; noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility)
kanji "bamboo" radical at top (radical 118)
kanji "hair" radical at top
Corona Borealis (constellation); the Northern Crown
particular word that an owner includes in the names of their racehorses
kanji radical "wa" or "covering" at top (radical 14)
kanji "rain" radical at top
kanji "big" radical at top
to become displeased; to get stubborn
"roof" kanji radical at top (radical 40)
sports competition sponsored by a business enterprise
crown jellyfish (Coronatae spp.); coronated jellyfish
kanji "mountain" radical at top
kanji "wa" radical at top (radical 14)
great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)
kanji "door" radical
kanji "hole" radical at top
kanji "hemp" radical at top
kanji "claw" radical at top
kanji "kettle lid" radical (radical 8)
kanji "tiger" radical
crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume); crested murrelet
crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus)
kanji "corpse" radical
Examples (11 in total)
There's a crown here.
Mayuko wore a flower crown.
The king is wearing a golden crown.