also: キャノン
noun
A contrapuntal composition in which a melody is imitated by successive voices at fixed intervals.
パッヘルベルのカノンは結婚式でよく演奏される。
Pachelbel's Canon is often performed at weddings.
noun
A member of the clergy belonging to a cathedral chapter or collegiate church.
彼は大聖堂のカノンに任命された。
He was appointed a canon of the cathedral.