冕冠
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 冕 | 冠 |
| べん Hyōgai |
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][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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