天冠

Chinese
day; sky; heaven
 
to head; hat; crown
to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
simp. and trad.
(天冠)		 天 冠

Pronunciation

Noun

天冠

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Derived terms
  • 天冠地屨／天冠地屦
  • 平天冠
  • 通天冠

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (天冠):
  • → Japanese: 天冠(てんかん) (tenkan)
  • → Korean: 천관(天冠) (cheon'gwan)

Further reading

Japanese
Kanji in this term
天 冠
てん
Grade: 1		 かん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) てんかん [tèńkáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋkã̠ɴ]

Noun

天(てん)冠(かん) • (tenkan) ←てんくわん (tenkwan)?

  1. an imperial coronation crown
  2. (Buddhism) a kind of crown worn by Buddhas and Buddhist deities
  3. a white triangular funerary cloth placed on the head of the deceased, similar in shape to the imperial or Buddhist crowns
  4. (folklore, by extension) a white triangular cloth headdress worn by yūrei in traditional Japanese artwork and theatre

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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