初冠

ういこうぶり

Also written ういかぶり, ういかむり, ういかんむり, しょかん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony See also: 元服 (げんぷく).
2. Noun noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility) See also: 巻纓 (けんえい). See also: 垂纓 (すいえい).

Kanji

• 初 first. Read as うい.
• 冠 crown

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