Kanon may refer to:
Buddhism
* Kanon, a Japanese name for
Guanyin
Guanyin () is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. She is the East Asian representation of Avalokiteśvara ( sa, अवलोकितेश्वर) and has been adopted by other Eastern religions, including Chinese folk religion. She ...
, 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
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television drama produced by Kadokawa Pictures and broadcast on TV Tokyo. The series premiered on April 2, 2010. The series retells the story of the original ''Daimajin'' film in a modern Japanese setting. Planned to r ...
'', a Japanese tokusatsu television drama
* ''
Der Kanon'', 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)
is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is signed to Sony Music Japan International.
Her latest mini album, ''My Road ~ Songs for Guin Saga'' was released on August 26, 2009. Her fifth album planned to be released on March 31, 2011, as she state ...
(born 1980), Japanese singer
*
Kanon Fukuda
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer and Voice acting in Japan, voice actress. She is a member of Metamuse and a former member of Hello! Project idol group Angerme and Shugo Chara Egg!.
Biography Hello!Pro Egg
Fukuda Kanon joined H ...
(born 1995), Japanese singer and voice actress
*
Kanon Kasuga
(born November 1, 2003) is a Japanese child actress from Tokyo. Her agency is Nichi Park Productions, a division of Nippon TV.
Television Dramas
* Hataraki Man (2007, NTV)
* Shōkōjo Seira (2009, TBS)
* Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku ...
(born 2003), Japanese actress
*
Kanon Kimoto
is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She was a member of SKE48's Team E, and a former member of HKT48.
Career
Kimoto passed SKE48's 4th generation auditions in September 2010. Her debut was on October 5, 2010. Her first se ...
(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 ...
(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
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 ...
(born 1998), Japanese singer and member of Morning Musume
*
Kanon Takao
is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. After passing an audition in 2014, she made her debut as part of the idol group Earth Star Dream under EARTH STAR Entertainment. Following Earth Star Dream going on hiatus, she would continue her en ...
(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
is a Japanese musician and singer. Originally produced by musician and fashion designer Mana, Wakeshima debuted under the DefStar Records label on May 28, 2008 with the single " Still Doll", the ending theme for the anime adaptation of the manga ...
(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
The following list comprises the characters that form the three ranks of the army of the Greek goddess Athena, in the Japanese manga ''Saint Seiya'' and the canonical sequel and prequel ''Saint Seiya Next Dimension'', written and illustrated by Ma ...
, a character from the manga and anime series ''
Saint Seiya
, also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...
''
* 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!!
is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by Kadokawa Corporation, music label Lantis, and animation studio Bandai Namco Filmworks (formerly known as Sunrise). The project is the fourth installment in the ''Love Live!'' franchise after ''L ...
''
* Kanon Endou, a character from the anime movie ''
Inazuma Eleven: Saikyō Gundan Ōga Shūrai''
* Kanon Nakajima, a character in the video game ''
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls''
Music
*''Kanon'', German spelling of
canon
Canon or Canons may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base
* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western can ...
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
Canon or Canons may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base
* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western can ...
, 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 monochord, also known as sonometer (see below), is an ancient musical and scientific laboratory instrument, involving one (mono-) string ( chord). The term ''monochord'' is sometimes used as the class-name for any musical stringed instrument h ...
, 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, 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&nbs ...
, a Czech anti-aircraft gun used in World War II
*
8 cm kanon vz. 28, a Czech field gun used in World War II
*
8 cm kanon vz. 30, a Czech field gun used in World War II
*
8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22, 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
See also
*
Canon (disambiguation)
Canon or Canons may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base
* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western can ...
*
Cannon (disambiguation)
A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance. It can also refer to the device propelling a human cannonball.
Cannon may also refer to:
Places
Greenland
*Cape Cannon
The Moon
*Canno ...
*
Kanoon (disambiguation)
''Kanoon'' is a 1960 Indian Hindi film.
Kanoon may also refer to:
* Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, Iran, commonly known as Kanoon
* ''Kanoon'' (1943 film), a Hindi/Urdu social film
* ''Kanoon'' (1994 fil ...
*
Qanun (disambiguation)
Qanun or Kanun may refer to:
*Qanun (law): laws promulgated by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the Ottoman Sultans, in contrast to shari'a, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists.
*Qanun (instrument), a large zither played in and around th ...
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