Crown rank - Kan'i

Japanese: 冠位 - かんい

〘Noun〙① Crown and rank. ② Rank indicated by crown . In the 11th year of the reign of Empress Suiko ( 603 ), the system of crowns and ranks was first established, divided into 12 ranks (large and small crowns of virtue, benevolence, courtesy, faith, righteousness, and wisdom), and the crowns and clothing were differentiated by color (shades of purple, blue, red, yellow, white, and black). In the 14th year of the reign of Emperor Tenmu ( 685 ), there were 12 ranks for princes and kings, and 48 ranks for ministers. ※Nihon Shoki (720), December, 11th year of the reign of Suiko: "At the start of _{the two} crowns _{and one} rank, great virtue and small virtue〈abbreviated〉 great wisdom and small wisdom, together with 12 ranks, _{the two} same colors _{were sewn together} ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① かんむりと位。② 冠(かん)によって表わした位階。推古天皇一一年（六〇三）、初めて冠位の制を定め、一二階（各大小の徳冠、仁冠、礼冠、信冠、義冠、智冠）に分け、冠服共に色（紫、青、赤、黄、白、黒の濃淡）で区別した。天武天皇一四年（六八五）、親王、諸王一二階、諸臣四八階となった。※書紀（720）推古一一年一二月「始行_二冠位_一、大徳・小徳〈略〉大智・小智并十二階、並以_二当色絁_一縫之」

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