# 冠 — crown

冠 means “crown”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: かんむり (kanmuri). You'll see it in words such as 冠 (kanmuri, “crown”).

- Meaning: crown
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: かんむり (kanmuri)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Cloth & clothing 1

## How to remember 冠

Parts: 冖 cover · 元 origin · 寸 measure

## Words with 冠

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 冠 | かんむり (kanmuri) | crown |

## More in the “Cloth & clothing 1” set

[織](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/weave/) · [維](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fibre/) · [染](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dye/) · [綱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thick-rope/) · [錦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brocade/) · [繊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fine-fibre/) · [冠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crown/) · [粧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/makeup/) · [履](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wear-on-the-feet/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crown/. Last updated 2026-11-01.