冕冠

See also: 冠冕

Chinese

royal crown
to head; hat; crown
to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
 
simp. and trad.
(冕冠)
anagram 冠冕

Pronunciation


Noun

冕冠

  1. (historical) mianguan (A traditional Chinese crown worn by the monarch during ceremonial events)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
べん
Hyōgai
かん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 冕冠 (MC mjenX kwan|kwanH, literally “ceremonial cap, crown” + “crown, headdress”). First attested in Japanese in a text from 969.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んかん [bèńkáń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [bẽ̞ŋkã̠ɴ]

Noun

(べん)(かん) • (benkanべんくわん (benkwan)?

  1. [from 969] a kind of ceremonial crown used by royalty in the East Asian cultural sphere, characterized by a square or rectangular brim and tassles

References

  1. ^ 冕冠”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN