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 (and sculpture)

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

Kanon (visual novel), 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, an anthology of important German literature
The Kanon Award, one of the movie awards of Norwegian film festival Kosmorama

Gemini Kanon, a character from the Japanese manga and anime Saint Seiya
Kanon Nakagawa, a character from the Japanese manga and anime series The World God Only Knows
Kanon, a character from visual novel and anime series Umineko When They Cry
Kanon, a character in the video game Wild Arms 2
Kanon Ichinose, a character in the Japanese tokusatsu series Idol x Warrior Miracle Tunes
Kanon Maldini, a character from the anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

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