冕冠
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 冕 | 冠 |
| べん Hyōgaiji |
かん Grade: S |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
冕冠 • (benkan) ←べんくわん (benkwan)?
- [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[edit]
- ^ “冕冠”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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