Kanon may refer to:

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. Consistin ...

'', a Japanese tokusatsu television drama * '' Der Kanon'', an anthology of important German literature * The Kanon Award, one of the movie awards of Norwegian film festival Kosmorama * ''Kanón'', an anime short film, part of the ''

Japan Animator Expo is a weekly series of original net animations released as part of a collaboration between Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara and Dwango, consisting of various anime shorts produced by many directors. The project began release from 7 November 2014 t ...

'' series

People

* Kanon (bassist) (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 Catchings, American basketball player *

Kanon Fukuda , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer. She is a former member of ZOC, Hello! Project idol group Angerme and Shugo Chara Egg!. Career Early years with Hello! Project On April 4, 2009, Tsunku announced a new girl group consisting of ...

(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 (born 1996), Japanese field hockey * Kanon Miyahara (born 1996), Japanese actress and karate performer * Kanon Shizaki, 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 former 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, ...

(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 (born 1946), American novelist * Wilfried Kanon (born 1993), Ivorian professional footballer * Kanon (born 2002), a member of the Japanese idol group

Atarashii Gakko! Atarashii Gakko!, known in Japan as , is a Japanese girl group formed in 2015. The group is jointly managed with Asobisystem, Twin Planet and TV Asahi Music. It made its Japanese debut in June 2017 under Victor Entertainment with the single "D ...

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'' *

Gemini Kanon This article comprises a list of characters that play a role in ''Saint Seiya'' (also known as ''Knights of the Zodiac'') and its canonical continuation, ''Saint Seiya: Next Dimension'', two manga series created, written and illustrated by Masam ...

, 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'' * 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 third major and fourth overall installment in the ''Love Li ...

'' * 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'' * Kanon Matsubara, a character from ''

BanG Dream! ''BanG Dream!'', also known as , is a Japanese music media franchise owned by Bushiroad. Created by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani in January 2015 with original story by Kō Nakamura, the project began as a manga before ex ...

Music

*''Kanon'', German spelling of

canon Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the material accepted as officially written by an author or an ascribed author * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western canon, th ...

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

, a structured hymn in the Orthodox Church, such as the Great Kanon of St. Andrew of Crete *'' Kanon Pokajanen'' 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 ...

, a one-stringed instrument

Places

* Kanon-machi Station, a tram station in Hiroshima * Punt Kanon, 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, 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

* Kanon, a Japanese name for

Guanyin Guanyin () is a common Chinese name of the bodhisattva associated with Karuṇā, compassion known as Avalokiteśvara (). Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means " he One WhoPerceives the Sounds of the World". Originally regarded as m ...

, a Buddhist spiritual figure * : one of the sources of Japanese pronunciation