冕冠
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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冕 | 冠 |
べん Hyōgai |
かん Grade: S |
on'yomi |
Etymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
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][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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