冠 - 1. crown; coronet E.g.: 冠位 (court rank), 冠帯 (cap and sash, formal attire), 衣冠 (ceremonial robes) 2. to put on; to wear on the head; to cover E.g.: 冠省 (omitting the formal preamble in a letter), 冠水 (flooded) 3. to wear a crown as a mark of adulthood E.g.: 冠者 (young man come of age), 冠礼 (coming-of-age ceremony) 4. a top radical (one of the components of a kanji) E.g.: 草冠 (the grass radical) 5. the most excellent; first; supreme E.g.: 冠軍 (champion), 冠首 (first place), 冠絶 (unsurpassed)

冠 (かんむり) — crown; coronet<br>E. to put on; to wear on the head; to cover<br>E. to wear a crown as a mark of adulthood<br>E. a top radical (one of the components of a kanji)<br>E. the most excellent; first; supreme<br>E.

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Kunyomi

かんむり

Onyomi

カン

Strokes

9

JLPT

N1

Frequency

#1503/2500

Composition

Kanji Breakdown

元 寸 冖

Meaning

• crown; coronet
  E. to put on; to wear on the head; to cover
  E. to wear a crown as a mark of adulthood
  E. a top radical (one of the components of a kanji)
  E. the most excellent; first; supreme
  E.

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