Kanon may refer to:

Buddhism

* Kanon, a Japanese name for Guanyin, a Buddhist spiritual figure

Media and literature

* ''Kanon'' (video game), a Japanese visual novel by Key, later adapted into anime series * ''Kanon'' (manga), a manga by Chiho Saito * '' Daimajin Kanon'', a Japanese tokusatsu television drama * ''

Der Kanon ''Der Kanon'' (, "The Canon") or more precisely ''Marcel-Reich-Ranickis Kanon'' is a large anthology of exemplary works of German literature. Edited by the literary critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki (1920–2013), he called the anthology, announced on ...

'', an anthology of important German literature *

The Kanon Award The Kanon Award is one of the movie awards of Norwegian film festival Kosmorama. Every year during ''Kosmorama'', the Kanon Award is given to a selected individual within a category. The categories include Best Actor, Best Director and Best Produc ...

, one of the movie awards of Norwegian film festival Kosmorama

People

Kanon (bassist) Kanon (カノン) is the bassist of the visual kei rock band An Cafe (アンティック-珈琲店-). After the band went on hiatus in 2010, he started his own label, StudioBlue3, and created a cell phone game called Pinky☆Distortion. He also ...

(21st century), Japanese bassist and member of An Cafe * Kanon (singer) (born 1980), Japanese singer * Kanon Fukuda (born 1995), Japanese singer and voice actress * Kanon Kasuga (born 2003), Japanese actress * Kanon Kimoto (born 1997), a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48 *

Kanon Mori Kanon Mori is a Japanese field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey st ...

(born 1996), Japanese field hockey *

Kanon Miyahara is a Japanese model and actress. She is known for her role as Sakura Yamanami in the 2014 film ''High Kick Angels'', and a live-action portrayal of Saya Kisaragi in '' Blood-C'' series. She was born in Akita Prefecture but raised in Tokyo. She g ...

(born 1996), Japanese actress and karate performer *

Kanon Shizaki is a Japanese voice actress and musician who is currently freelance and was previously affiliated with Ace Crew Entertainment. She plays the keyboard for the band Roselia (band), Roselia of the ''BanG Dream!'' franchise, which includes portrayin ...

, Japanese voice actress * Kanon Suzuki (born 1998), Japanese singer and member of Morning Musume * Kanon Takao (born 2002), Japanese voice actress *

Kanon Tani is a Japanese child actress and tarento. She received a certificate for Guinness World Record on behalf of a fashion show organized by T-ARTS Company Ltd, in which 1,274 participants modelled on a catwalk. She has a younger sister Karin, who was ...

(born 2004), Japanese child actress * Kanon Wakeshima (born 1988), Japanese singer and cellist *

Joseph Kanon Joseph Kanon (born 1946) is an American author, best known for thriller and spy novels set in the period immediately after World War II. Early life In 1946, Kanon was born in Pennsylvania, U.S. Education Kanon studied at Harvard University, ...

(born 1946), American novelist *

Wilfried Kanon Serge Wilfried Kanon (born 6 July 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays mainly as a centre-back for Finnish club HIFK and the Ivory Coast national team. Club career Early career Born in Taabo, Ivory Coast, Kanon made his debu ...

(born 1993), Ivorian professional footballer

Fictional characters

* Kanon, a character from visual novel and anime series ''Umineko When They Cry'' * Kanon, a character in the video game ''

Wild Arms 2 ''Wild Arms 2'', stylized as ''Wild ARMs 2'' and known in Japan as , is a 1999 role-playing video game for the PlayStation, and the second installment in the '' Wild Arms series'', developed by Media.Vision and published by Sony Computer Enter ...

'' * Gemini Kanon, a character from the manga and anime series '' Saint Seiya'' * Kanon Ichinose, a character from the tokusatsu series ''

Idol x Warrior Miracle Tunes Idol or Idols may refer to: Religion and philosophy * Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents * Murti, a point of focus for devotion or medit ...

'' * Kanon Maldini, a character from the anime series ''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'' * Kanon Nakagawa, a character from the manga and anime series ''The World God Only Knows'' * Kanon Shibuya, the protagonist from the anime series '' Love Live! Superstar!!''

Music

*''Kanon'', German spelling of canon in music *''Kanon'', Op. 59 No. 4, composition by Max Reger *''Kanon'' D major, Op. 63 No. 11, composition by Max Reger *''Kanon, 1930'', a composition by Alban Berg *Kanon, or canon, a structured hymn in the Orthodox Church, such as the Great Kanon of St. Andrew of Crete *''

Kanon Pokajanen ''Kanon Pokajanen'' is a 1997 composition by Arvo Pärt for four-part (SATB) choir. The text is the "Canon of Repentance to Our Lord Jesus Christ", an Orthodox hymn. The text is sung in Church Slavonic and following the tradition of Russian sacr ...

'' by Arvo Pärt *"Kanon", a 2005 song by Enon from '' Lost Marbles & Exploded Evidence'' *Kanōn, or monochord, a one-stringed instrument

Places

Kanon-machi Station is a tram stop on the Hiroden Main Line, located in kan'on-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. Routes From Kanon-machi Station, there are two of Hiroden Streetcar routes. * Hiroshima Station - Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Route * ...

, a tram station in Hiroshima *

Punt Kanon Punt Kanon is a point at the extreme southeast of the Caribbean island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. It lies in Oostpunt, and immediately to the east of a small lagoon. A lighthouse stands on Punt Kanon. See also * List of lighthouses i ...

, a point at the extreme southeast of Curaçao

Artillery

4cm kanón vz. 36 The 4cm kanón vz. 36 (i.e., 4 cm Cannon Model 36) was an anti-tank gun produced by the Škoda Works in 1930s. The gun was used in Czechoslovak border fortifications and after German occupation of Czechoslovakia it saw service in Atlantic Wal ...

, an anti-tank gun produced by the Škoda Works in 1930s *

7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 The 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 37) was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used in World War II. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the ''7.5& ...

, a Czech anti-aircraft gun used in World War II *

8 cm kanon vz. 28 The 8 cm kanon vz. 28 (Cannon model 1928) was a Czech field gun used during World War II. Design & history The origins of the 8 cm kanon vz. 28 began in 1928 at the Škoda Works in Pilsen. The design attempted to combine the field gun ...

, a Czech field gun used in World War II *

8 cm kanon vz. 30 The 8 cm kanon vz. 30 (Cannon model 30) was a Czech field gun used in World War II. Guns captured after the German invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 8 cm FK 30(t). It was used by a vari ...

, a Czech field gun used in World War II *

8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 The 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 22) was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during World War II. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the ''8.3 ...

, a Czech anti-aircraft gun used in World War II * 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20, a Czech anti-aircraft gun used in World War II * 10.5 cm kanon m/34, a heavy field gun produced in Sweden * Bofors 15,2 cm kanon m/42, a naval gun for use on ships

Other uses

* : one of the sources of Japanese pronunciation