冠

Derived characters

 * 蒄

Glyph origin
– a hand putting a hat on the head.

Earlier forms are.

Etymology
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬,, , ,.

Pronunciation 2 is the exopassive derivation of pronunciation 1, literally "(make someone to) be capped".

Definitions

 * 1) hat; cap
 * 2) hat-shaped thing
 * 1) hat-shaped thing
 * 1) hat-shaped thing
 * 1) hat-shaped thing

Definitions

 * 1)  to put on a hat; to wear a hat
 * 2)  ceremony marking a male's coming of age at 20
 * 3)  to reach adulthood
 * 4) to rank first; to excel; to surpass
 * 5)  to cover
 * 6) to precede (e.g. with a title); to attach; to put on
 * 7) champion; winner; victor
 * 1)  to cover
 * 2) to precede (e.g. with a title); to attach; to put on
 * 3) champion; winner; victor
 * 1) to precede (e.g. with a title); to attach; to put on
 * 2) champion; winner; victor
 * 1) champion; winner; victor

Kanji

 * 1) crown
 * 2) best, peerless

Etymology 1
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From.

Noun

 * 1)  head covering; headdress, crown
 * 2)  order, rank

Etymology 2
Likely a shift from kagafuri above, ancient kagapuri.

Noun

 * 1) headdress, crown
 * 2)  large attendance, full house
 * 3)  order, rank
 * 1)  order, rank

Etymology 3
A shift from kaburi above.

Noun

 * 1) headdress, crown
 * 2) distance from the tunnel's roof to the surface directly above it
 * 3)  first (traditionally, five) morae of a haiku, etc.; specifically, the first verse or line of a poem

Etymology 4
A shift from kagafuri above, ancient kagapuri.

Noun

 * 1) headdress, crown
 * 2) order, rank

Etymology 5
The modern spelling. A shift from kōburi above, historical kauburi. Also encountered is kanburi.

Noun

 * 1) a crown royal headdress
 * 2) a type of traditional cap
 * 3) name; title; named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.​
 * 4) the top radical of a kanji, such as 冖 as in 冠 itself
 * 1) name; title; named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.​
 * 2) the top radical of a kanji, such as 冖 as in 冠 itself

Compounds




Etymology 6
Clipping of.

Noun

 * 1) comb, crest (of a bird, particularly a chicken or pheasant); cockscomb

Etymology 7
From.

Noun

 * 1) headpiece, crown

Adjective

 * 1) crown; champion

Etymology
From.