Keyword
crown
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig326
Readings
かん
(46%)
かぶ
(1%)
かむ
(1%)
Composed of
roof without a chimney
a few centimeters
origin
Used in kanji (1 in total)
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Used in vocabulary (152 in total)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
coronation ceremony; enthronement
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
coronation; crowning
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
diadem; jeweled crown
laurels; garland
bad temper; bad mood
being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding
cockscomb; crest
kimono and ancient head-dress
tree canopy; tree crown
system indicating court ranks by headgear colors (colours)
uncrowned; without rank; having no championship wins; receiving no (major) awards
gate with a crossbar
winner of triple crown
unique; unsurpassed; ranking foremost
full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion
imperial crown; diadem
namesake program; namesake show; TV or radio program named after the main performer or a sponsor
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
gold crown (tooth); golden crown; coronet; crown made out of gold
snow-capped peak
bird's crest
definite article
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
crown of thorns
bad temper; bad mood
first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)
winner of Japan's three main horse races
leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; (lit.) don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)
thistledown
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
young person with a monkey-like face (nickname for Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
canopy (of a forest); tree canopy; crown canopy
person who has not won any major awards or titles despite being the best in a particular field; uncrowned king; person who wields power without holding an official rank or title; journalist (esp. newspaper journalist)
benkan; square-topped ceremonial crown with jeweled tassels
crown of a tooth
(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)
(papal) triple tiara
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
crown of laurel
Corona Borealis (constellation); the Northern Crown
having no special rank or title
kanji "hair" radical at top
order; rank
first snow to settle on a mountain
bird's crest
coronary artery bypass surgery; coronary artery bypass graft surgery; coronary artery bypass grafting; heart bypass; bypass surgery
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
resigning from a government post
coronary artery disease; coronary heart disease; CAD
particular word that an owner includes in the names of their racehorses
best; matchless; peerless; unparalleled; unrivalled
stereotyped epithet
Orders of the Precious Crown; Orders of the Sacred Crown
road flooding; flooded roads
Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that...
ancient headgear showing rank
to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown
kanji "big" radical at top
kanji "rain" radical at top
"roof" kanji radical at top (radical 40)
to become displeased; to get stubborn
lintel; crossbar; gate with a crossbar; roofed gate
northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis); common cardinal
maple (tree) (Acer spp.)
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
young person; young servant; young man come of age (at 16)
leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; (lit.) don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)
kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking
crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Meristotheca papulosa (species of edible red alga)
northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis); common cardinal
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
cardinal (bird) (Cardinalis cardinalis)
sports competition sponsored by a business enterprise
coronary insufficiency
string of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)
kanji "kettle lid" radical (radical 8)
kanji radical "wa" or "covering" at top (radical 14)
kanji "wa" radical at top (radical 14)
kanji "mountain" radical at top
kanji "door" radical
kanji "claw" radical at top
kanji "hole" radical at top
kanji "old" radical at top
kanji "tiger" radical
kanji "dotted cliff" radical (radical 53)
kanji "hemp" radical at top
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
Order of the Precious Crown, Peony
Order of the Precious Crown, Butterfly
Order of the Precious Crown, Wistaria
Order of the Precious Crown, Apricot
Order of the Precious Crown, Ripple
partitive article (e.g. "du" in French)
lophophorate (a tube worm, moss animal or lampshell)
brand name; company name
young man (who has recently undergone his manhood ceremony)
crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryo system)
lophotrochozoan; any species in the superphylum Lophotrochozoa
Lophotrochozoa (superphylum of protostome animals)
great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)
crown plate (armor, building, shipbuilding, etc.)
zero article; having no article
gamopetalous corolla; sympetalous corolla
participial attribute (e.g. in German); participatory attribute
crown jellyfish (Coronatae spp.); coronated jellyfish
sekkan-sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
kanji "wa" radical at top (radical 14)
kanji "corpse" radical
Major Mitchell's cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri); Leadbeater's cockatoo
Major Mitchell's cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri); Leadbeater's cockatoo
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus)
masked lapwing (Vanellus miles); masked plover; spur-winged plover
Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume); crested murrelet
Examples (7 in total)
There's a crown here.
Mayuko wore a flower crown.
The king always wears a crown.