礼らい冠かん

noun

ceremonial crown; court head-ornament

Historical term for a crown or head-ornament worn by nobility with formal or ceremonial attire under the ritsuryō system. Archaic; not used in modern contexts.

• 礼らい冠かんは、律りつ令りょう制せいの時じ代だいに貴き族ぞくが儀ぎ式しきの際さいに着ちゃく用ようした冠かんむりである。

  The raikan was a crown worn by nobles during ceremonies in the ritsuryō period.