冕冠

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
冕 冠
べん
Hyōgai 		かん
Grade: S
on'yomi
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冕冠 (benkan): a Ming Chinese version of the benkan style of ceremonial crown.

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

Noun

冕(べん)冠(かん) • (benkan) ←べんくわん (benkwan)?

  1. 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]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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