| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 冠 | かんむり, かん, かむり, かんぶり | cap (esp. a traditional cap worn with sokutai or ikan clothing), crown, diadem, coronet; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best, peerless, first |
| 栄冠 | えいかん | laurels, garland |
| 冠婚葬祭 | かんこんそうさい | important ceremonial occasions in family relationships |
| 三冠馬 | さんかんば | winner of Japan's three main horse races |
| 三冠王 | さんかんおう | winner of triple crown (baseball) |
| 冠水 | かんすい | flooding, submerge |
| 王冠 | おうかん | crown, diadem; bottle cap |
| 冠動脈 | かんどうみゃく | coronary artery |
| 無冠 | むかん | uncrowned |
| 宝冠 | ほうかん | diadem, jeweled crown |
