JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 冠: "crown, best, peerless"
The kanji 冠 means "crown, best, peerless". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カン in on'yomi and かんむり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かんむり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | crown, best, peerless |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1503 of 2,501 |
Common words with 冠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 冠traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers · crown; diadem; coronet
- 王冠crown; diadem · bottle cap
- 冠するto crown; to cap · to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
- 戴冠式coronation ceremony; enthronement
- 花冠corolla · garland; wreath
- 弱冠twenty years of age · youth; early age; tender age of ...
- 戴冠coronation; crowning
- 冠婚葬祭important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
- 宝冠diadem; jeweled crown
- 栄冠laurels; garland
- お冠bad temper; bad mood
- 冠動脈coronary artery
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