Kanon

Kanon may refer to:

Buddhism and philosophy

• 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

• Kan-on (漢音, literally "Han sound"): one of the sources of Japanese pronunciation

Media and literature

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Canon (disambiguation)
• Cannon (disambiguation)