冕冠

Japanese
Kanji in this term
冕 冠
べん
Hyōgaiji		 かん
Grade: S
on’yomi
冕冠 (benkan): a Ming Chinese version of the benkan style of ceremonial crown.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 冕冠 (MC mˠiᴇnX kuɑn|kuɑnH, literally “ceremonial cap, crown” + “crown, headdress”). First attested in Japanese in a text from 969.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) べんかん [bèńkáń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [bẽ̞ŋkã̠ɴ]

Noun

冕(べん)冠(かん) • (benkan) ←べんくわん (benkwan)?

  1. [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
  1. “冕冠”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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