Word Meaning 初冠

しょかん shokan

初冠 is read as しょかん (shokan) and means crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony.

Meaning

English

  1. crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony
  2. noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility)

Reading

Kana

しょかん

Romaji

shokan

Writing Variants

  • 初冠 ういかぶり uikaburi
  • 初冠 ういかむり uikamuri
  • 初冠 ういかんむり uikammuri
  • 初冠 ういこうぶり uikouburi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 106128 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

初冠雪

はつかんせつ

first snow to settle on a mountain

初級

しょきゅう

elementary level

初旬

しょじゅん

first 10 days of the month

初陣

ういじん

one's first campaign

初診

しょしん

initial medical examination

初潮

しょちょう

menarche

初挑戦

はつちょうせん

first challenge

初節句

はつぜっく

baby's first annual festival

初期連結集合

しょきれんけつしゅうごう

initial link set

初動対応

しょどうたいおう

initial response

初宮参り

はつみやまいり

first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)

初期条件モード

しょきじょうけんもーど

initial condition mode