冠 - crown, best, peerless

crown; diadem

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers

winner of Japan's three main horse races

important ceremonial occasions in family relationships

laurels; garland

twenty years of age

kanji "claw" radical at top

crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)

first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony

imperial coronation crown