How to say "crown" in Japanese

• クラウンCommon
  nounThe loanword for the crown as a physical object — the ornamental headdress set on the head, as at a coronation or pageant. It also names a circus clown.
• 王冠おうかんCommon
  no-adjectiveThe kanji word for the crown or diadem itself — the jeweled headpiece worn by a monarch. Use this for the physical object in writing about royalty.
  彼女かのじょは出廷しゅっていしたとき、王冠おうかんのようなものをかぶっていた。↗

  When she appeared in court, she was wearing a sort of crown.
• 頂いただきJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounNot a royal crown at all: this word is the crown of the head or the summit of a mountain, and can also mean a spire. Use it when 'crown' means the topmost point.
  今朝けさ起おきてみると、山やまの頂いただきが雪ゆきにおおわれていた。↗

  I awoke this morning to find the summit of the mountain covered with snow.
• 霊長れいちょうCommon
  nounA figurative crown: the apex or the best of its kind, as in calling humanity the crown of creation. It never refers to the physical object.
  人間にんげんは万物ばんぶつの霊長れいちょうである。↗

  Man is the lord of all creation.
• 位くらいJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounCrown in the sense of the throne or the royal position itself — succeeding to the crown — rather than the physical object. It can also mean a nobleman's seat.

For the physical headdress use 王冠 or the loanword 「クラウン」; for the crown of the head or a mountain's summit use 頂; for the figurative apex use 霊長; and for crown meaning the throne use 位.

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

• クラウンcrown (headdress)
• 王冠おうかんcrown
• 頂いただきcrown (of head)
• 霊長れいちょうcrown (of creation)
• 位くらいthrone
• かぶるto put on (one's head)
• 冠するかんするto crown
• 竜頭りゅうずcrown (of a watch)
• 冠すかんすto crown
• 被りかぶりheaddress
• 頭頂部とうちょうぶtop part of the head
• かぶせ物かぶせもの(dental) crown
• 継ぎ歯つぎばcapped tooth
• 鉢はちcrown (of the head)
• 冠かんむりcrown
• てっぺんtop of one's head
• やまprotruding or high part of an object