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Kanon may refer to:
Buddhism and philosophy[edit]
- Kanon, a Japanese name for Guanyin, an East Asian bodhisattva and spiritual figure associated with mercy and compassion
- Kanon, or canon, basic rules in classical Greek philosophy
Linguistics[edit]
- Kan-on (漢音, literally "Han sound"): one of the sources of Japanese pronunciation
Media and literature[edit]
- Kanon (manga), a manga by Chiho Saito
- Kanon (visual novel), a Japanese visual novel by Key
- Der Kanon, an anthology of important German literature
Fictional characters[edit]
- Kanon, character in the video game Wild Arms 2
- Gemini Kanon, character from the Japanese manga and anime Saint Seiya
- Kanon Nakagawa, character in the manga series The World God Only Knows
- Kanon, character from visual novel and anime series Umineko: When They Cry
Music[edit]
- 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
- Kanon Pokajanen by Arvo Pärt
- Great Kanon of St. Andrew of Crete
- "Kanon", a 2005 song by Enon from Lost Marbles & Exploded Evidence
- Kanōn, or monochord, a one-stringed instrument
People[edit]
- Kanon (bassist) (21st century), Japanese bassist and member of An Cafe
- Kanon (singer) (born 1980), Japanese singer
- Kanon (born 1997), Japanese singer formerly in Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
- Kanon Fukuda (born 1995), Japanese singer and voice actress
- Kanon Suzuki (born 1998), Japanese singer and member of Morning Musume
- Kanon Tani (born 2004), Japanese child actress
- Kanon Wakeshima (born 1988), Japanese singer and cellist
- Joseph Kanon (born 1946), American novelist
See also[edit]
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