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Kanji Detail for 殿 - "palace, lord"

殿

  • Meaning

    殿 means "palace, lord." Also associated with honorific suffix.

    1. Palace - A large building; the residence of emperors and nobles.

    2. Lord - An honorific for masters and nobles.

    3. Honorific suffix - A word attached to names to show respect.

    4. Rear guard - The unit that defends against pursuit when an army retreats.

  • Words using 殿

    • 殿下 でんか Listen Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
    • 宮殿 きゅうでん Listen palace
    • 殿堂 でんどう Listen palace; hall; shrine
    • 殿様 とのさま Listen nobleman; dignitary; lord
    • 神殿 しんでん Listen temple; shrine; sanctuary

  • Four-character idioms with 殿

    • 金殿玉楼 きんでんぎょくろう Listen magnificent palace

  • Tattoo check: 殿

    • Verified meaning: palace, lord
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しんがり, とうのくら, との, とのさき)
    • Also carries these associations: honorific suffix

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 殿

    Surnames 殿(しんがり)Listen 殿(とうのくら)Listen 殿(との)Listen 殿(とのさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    Mr.; hall; mansion; palace; temple; lord

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    hall; palace; temple

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    palace hall

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    hall; palace; temple

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A grand hall. The hall of the emperor is called 殿. The rooms where Buddhists and Taoists worship their deities are also called 殿. | To suppress. Also, the rear of an army is called 殿. The Analects says: "Retreating while guarding the rear" (奔而殿). | Coming last in evaluation of merits is called 殿. As in 殿最 (grades of merit).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    den(デン) デン

    ten(テン) テン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    dono(どの) どの

    tono(との) との

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    殳 (hokozukuri・rumata)

  • Related Keywords

    palace lord honorific suffix hall castle mansion noble rear guard court emperor king monarch ruler residence manor estate

Sentences including 殿

  • The palace has a tall tower.

  • Destroy this temple.

  • She guided me to the palace.

  • Your daughter's on drugs.

  • The king was famous for his splendid palace.

  • The palace was heavily guarded.

  • The Pantheon was a Roman temple.

  • In the palace live the king and the queen.

  • The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace.

  • The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace.

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