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“cap” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoキャップ (kyappu)

Pronunciation

Romajikanmuri

Example

神主は冠をかぶります。kan nushi wa kanmuri o ka bu ri ma su

A Shinto priest wears a cap.

Illustration for 冠 (cap)

How to say “cap” in Japanese

“Cap” in Japanese is 冠 (kanmuri).

Refers to headwear that can serve as both practical covering and a sign of status or ceremony.

Full entry for 冠: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 冠

祭りの冠を箱にしまいます。matsu ri no kanmuri o bako ni shi ma i ma su

I put the festival cap away in a box.

Tips for using 冠

  • The compound 冠婚葬祭 (kankonsōsai) includes 冠 (kan, "cap") for the coming-of-age rite in which a young person historically received formal headwear.

Other Japanese words for “cap”

父は赤いキャップをかぶっています。chichi wa aka i kya ppu o ka bu tte i ma su

My father is wearing a red cap.

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