天冠
Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (天冠) |
天 | 冠 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiānguān
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianguan
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-kuan1
- Yale: tyān-gwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianguan
- Palladius: тяньгуань (tjanʹguanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
天冠
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Derived terms
- 天冠地屨 / 天冠地屦
- 平天冠
- 通天冠
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “天冠” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 冠 |
| てん Grade: 1 |
かん Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
天冠 • (tenkan) ←てんくわん (tenkwan)?
- an imperial coronation crown
- (Buddhism) a kind of crown worn by Buddhas and Buddhist deities
- a white triangular funerary cloth placed on the head of the deceased, similar in shape to the imperial or Buddhist crowns
- (folklore, by extension) a white triangular cloth headdress worn by yūrei in traditional Japanese artwork and theatre