殿

Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

テンデン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-どのとの

Nanori (名乗り)

てどん

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:13

JLPT:N2

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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