Japanese symbol for “coronet”
冠
かんむり
Romaji: kanmuri
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
In Japanese, coronet is 冠, read かんむり (kanmuri).
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 traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
- n crown; diadem; coronet
- n top kanji radical
- n first verse of a haikai, etc.
- adj-t, adv-to best; peerless; first
- n name; title; named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.
Written forms: 冠. Readings: かんむり、かん、かむり、かんぶり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “coronet”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コロネット | コロネット koronetto | coronet |
| 金冠 | きんかん kinkan | golden crown; coronet; crown made out of gold |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 冠水 | かんすい kansui | being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated |
| 弱冠 | じゃっかん jakkan | twenty years of age |
| 冠動脈 | かんどうみゃく kandoumyaku | coronary artery |
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.