Japanese symbol for “coronation”
戴冠
たいかん
Romaji: taikan
coronation; crowning
In Japanese, coronation is 戴冠, read たいかん (taikan).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs coronation; crowning
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “coronation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コロネーション | コロネーション koroneeshon | coronation |
| 即位式 | そくいしき sokuishiki | enthronement ceremony; coronation |
| 即位の礼 | そくいのれい sokuinorei | enthronement ceremony; coronation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 頂戴 | ちょうだい choudai | receiving; getting; accepting |
| 不倶戴天 | ふぐたいてん fugutaiten | cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy) |
| 推戴 | すいたい suitai | (being) presided over by |
| 奉戴 | ほうたい houtai | choosing (a nobleman) as the leader or president of a company or organization |
| 戴天 | たいてん taiten | one's earthly existence; living under heaven |
| 王冠 | おうかん oukan | crown; diadem |
| 冠婚葬祭 | かんこんそうさい kankonsousai | important ceremonial occasions in family relationships |
| 栄冠 | えいかん eikan | crown of victory; laurels |
See also: Chinese symbol for “coronation”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.