How to say "coronation" in Japanese

• 戴冠たいかん
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe crowning of a monarch — the act of placing the crown, as in news reports on a royal coronation. It centers on the crowning itself rather than the surrounding rites.
• コロネーション
  nounA straight transliteration of the English word for the same event. Being a loanword it is less common, and it is seldom the word you want; it is really just 'coronation' rendered in katakana.
• 即位式そくいしき
  nounAn enthronement ceremony: the formal rites held when a new sovereign accedes to the throne. Choose it when 'coronation' refers to that ceremonial event rather than the literal crowning.
• 即位の礼そくいのれい
  expression, nounThe enthronement ceremony of the Japanese emperor, the official name for those rites. When English 'coronation' refers to the Japanese imperial ceremony, this is the word used.

For the crowning of a monarch use 戴冠; for the enthronement ceremony as an event use 即位式, or 「即位の礼」 for the Japanese emperor's rites; 「コロネーション」 is a marginal loanword.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 戴冠たいかんcoronation
• コロネーションcoronation
• 即位式そくいしきenthronement ceremony
• 即位の礼そくいのれいenthronement ceremony