This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カン、かんむり
Romaji: kan, kanmuri
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: か、かっぷ、まさる
Romaji: ka, kappu, masaru
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Romaji

Meanings

crown, best, peerless

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  14
Frequency:  1503
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-7
Korean Reading:  gwan
Chinese Reading:  guan4
Unicode:  51a0
JIS:  3427

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2081
Nelson Index: 627
New Nelson Index: 401
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2i7.2
Four Corner Index: 3721.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1097
Gakken Index: 1548
Japanese Names Index: 905
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1580
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0123
Remembering the kanji Index: 304
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1081
Kodansha Compact Index: 165
Kanji in Context Index: 1656
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1319
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1790
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 310
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 326
Essential Kanji Index: 1170
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2583
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3657
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1232

Words

(かんむり、かん、かむり、かんぶり)
cap (esp. a traditional cap worn with sokutai or ikan clothing); crown; diadem; coronet; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless; first
冠す (かんす)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
冠する (かんする)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
花冠 (かかん)
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
定冠詞 (ていかんし)
definite article
(かぶり、こうぶり、かうぶり、かがふり)
order; rank
王冠 (おうかん)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
戴冠 (たいかん)
coronation; crowning
栄冠 (えいかん)
laurels; garland
三冠王 (さんかんおう)
winner of triple crown
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