殿
Mr., hall, lord, mansion, palace, temple
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
13 / 13
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:13
JLPT:2
Frequency:1199
Vocabulary
テン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 御殿 | ゴテン | palace; court |
| 殿上 | テンジョウ | the court; palace circles; palace floor |
| 御殿女中 | ゴテンジョチュウ | maid-in-waiting in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period) |
| 御殿医 | ゴテンイ | doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period) |
デン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宮殿 | キュウデン | palace |
| 神殿 | シンデン | temple; shrine; sanctuary |
| 殿下 | デンカ | Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness |
| 殿堂 | デンドウ | palace; hall; shrine; temple; sanctuary; hall of fame |
| 正殿 | セイデン | main temple; main building of a shrine; Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殿 | どの | Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. |
| 殿下 | てんが | Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness |
| 殿様 | とのさま | nobleman; dignitary; lord; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world |
| ご殿 | ごてん | palace; court |
| 奥御殿 | おくごてん | noble's private quarters |
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