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冠者
Hiragana
かじゃ
Noun
historical
Japanese Meaning
成人式（元服）を終え、自分の冠をつける資格を得た少年。転じて、若い男性・若者を指す語。主に歴史的・古典的な文脈で用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのきそくで、おとなとしてみとめられたわかいおとこのひと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
古代指已行冠礼（成年礼）的少年 / 年轻男子；青年人 / 戴冠者（指完成元服可佩冠的青年）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
古代已行元服的少年 / 年輕男子
Korean Meaning
(역사) 원복을 마친 소년 / 젊은 남자
Vietnamese Meaning
(lịch sử) nam thiếu niên đã qua lễ trưởng thành (genpuku) / (cổ) chàng trai, thanh niên
Sense（1）
(historical, etymology) a boy who already had done genpuku (coming-of-age ceremony) to wear his own crown; young man
Sense（2）
(historical) a person who in 六(ろく)位(い) (rokui, “sixth rank in the official court rank system”) without official post assigned
Sense（3）
(historical) a young servant
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(historical, etymology) a boy who already had done genpuku (coming-of-age ceremony) to wear his own crown; young man
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冠者
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He made a name for himself in history as the crowned one of that region.
He made a name for himself in history as the crowned one of that region.
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彼はその地域の冠者として歴史に名を刻んだ。
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