Kakan - Kakan

Japanese: 加冠 - かかん

〘Noun〙① Coming of Age Ceremony for boys. From the Nara and Heian periods through to the Middle Ages, this was a ceremony for boys around the age of 15 to signify that they were able to participate in social customs as so-called adults. They changed their clothes, tied their hair, and wore a crown. They also gave up their childhood names and took on eboshi names (= coming-of -age names/real names). In the Edo period, this was generally simplified by cutting the front hair and shortening the sleeves of their clothes. Uikoburi. Shufuku . Coming-of-age ceremony. ※Shoku Nihon Kōki - 10th year of Jowa (843), July Geng Xu " _The heirs were summoned to the palace, _and ordered _{to wear} the _crown " ※Heike (early 13th century) "The emperor will wear the crown for the coming-of-age ceremony next year, and in order to make arrangements for the crowning and public service, he will be staying in his personal quarters for a while" ② The person in charge of putting the crown on adult males (crowned) at the coming-of-age ceremony. ※Heihanki - 19th October, 5th year of Kyūan (1149) "During this time, the Minister of the Right who was given the crown _himself went _under the landing bridge, _{and was carried in a} _palanquin _to _{his lodgings} " ※Rokuon-in Palace Coming-of-age Record (late 14th century) "The crowning and other officials and magistrates wore _white _haori " ③ Wearing a crown at the coming-of-age ceremony. *Heihanki - October 19, 5th year of Kuan (1149) " _Niwaki ni kamushi ₁ [omitted] jikakan Ufuu sitting, sitting in front of the folding screen, 2 crowns on the right side, ₂ Minamienza [Barber zaya] ₁ Kakan"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 男子の成人式。奈良・平安時代から中世にかけて、一五歳前後の男子がいわゆる大人として社会慣習に参与しうることを表わすための儀式。衣服を改め、髪を結い、冠を着けた。また幼名をやめて烏帽子名(えぼしな)（=元服名・実名）を付けた。江戸時代には、前髪をきり衣服の袖を短くつめるなど一般的に簡略化された。ういこうぶり。首服(しゅふく)。元服。※続日本後紀‐承和一〇年（843）七月庚戌「喚_二諸嗣於殿上_一、令_二加冠_一焉」※平家（１３Ｃ前）一「主上明年御元服、御加冠拝官の御さだめの為に、御直廬に暫く御座あるべきにて」② 元服の儀式で成人男子（冠者）に冠を着ける役目の人のこと。※兵範記‐久安五年（1149）一〇月一九日「此間加冠右大臣自_二船着橋_一下、又駕_レ車被_レ移_二宿所_一」※鹿苑院殿御元服記（１４Ｃ末）「加冠以下役人奉行人等着_二白直垂_一」③ 元服の儀式で冠を着けること。※兵範記‐久安五年（1149）一〇月一九日「次入_二巾子_一〈略〉次加冠右府起座、経屏風前并冠者後右方等着_二南円座〈理髪座也〉_一加冠」

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