| 1097 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1548 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 627 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1170 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1081 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 905 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1615 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1723 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1656 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 165 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2583 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1319 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1790 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 310 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1580 | Morohashi |
| 2081 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 401 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 304 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 326 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1232 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1503 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冠 【カンムリ】 traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers, crown, diadem, coronet, top kanji radical, first verse of a haikai, etc., best, peerless, first, name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc., counter for titles
- 冠婚葬祭 【カンコンソウサイ】 important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
- 宝冠 【ホウカン】 diadem, jeweled crown
- 月桂冠 【ゲッケイカン】 laurel wreath
Kun reading compounds
- 冠 【かんむり】 traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers, crown, diadem, coronet, top kanji radical, first verse of a haikai, etc., best, peerless, first, name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc., counter for titles
- 冠海雀 【かんむりうみすずめ】 Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume), crested murrelet
- 初冠 【ういこうぶり】 crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony, noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility)
- 老冠 【おいかんむり】 kanji "old" radical at top
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かっぷ、 まさる
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- corona
- sin par
- sin igual
Portuguese
- coroa
- melhor
- inigualável
French
- couronne
- le meilleur
- inégalable
| 3657 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2i7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3721.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51a0 | Unicode hex code |
appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
985 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 称 【ショウ】 name, title, designation, fame, reputation
- 称号 【ショウゴウ】 title, name, degree
- 通称 【ツウショウ】 popular name, common name, nickname, alias
- 公称 【コウショウ】 public name, announcing publicly, nominal
Kun reading compounds
- 称える 【たたえる】 to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate
- 称える 【となえる】 to call (by a name), to name
- 褒める 【ほめる】 to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- ching
Spanish
- llamar
- nombrar
- alabar
- apelativo
- nombre
Portuguese
- apelação
- elogio
- admirar
- nome
- título
- fama
French
- appellation
- louanges
- admirer
- nom
- titre
- renommée
| 815 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 714 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1187 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3280 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 736 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1586 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 978 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1011 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1554 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1433 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1491 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 788 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1075 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 914 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25016P | Morohashi |
| 1160 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4139 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 905 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 971 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1374 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 2899.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79f0 | Unicode hex code |