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殿

Hall, Lord
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingデン、テン
Kun readingとの、どの
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8Level 40

Meanings

  1. hall, Lord
  2. lord
  3. mr.RtK
  4. palace
    沢山の人々が国王の住む宮殿の前に集まった。Scores of people gathered in front of the Royal Palace.tatoeba
    大統領は宮殿に着くとすぐ、女王からあいさつを受けた。The president was greeted by the queen on arrival at the palace.tatoeba
  5. hall
  1. mrs.
  2. miss
  3. ms.

Popular Usage

宮殿

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Mr · flag (方) · strung together · salad · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · cruise missile · missile · wind (風) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1945

Compound words

宮殿きゅうでん
palace
御殿ごてん
palace; court
神殿しんでん
temple; shrine; sanctuary
殿下でんか
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
殿堂でんどう
palace; hall; shrine; temple; sanctuary
殿様とのさま
nobleman; dignitary; lord; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo
妃殿下ひでんか
princess; Her Royal Highness
ご殿ごてん
palace
下殿げでん
leaving the palace
仮殿かりどの
temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)
貴殿きでん
you
権殿かりどの
temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)
殿方とのがた
gentlemen
奥御殿おくごてん
noble's private quarters
化粧殿けわいでん
house used (by noble ladies) for putting on makeup
弘徽殿こきでん
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
紫宸殿ししんでん
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
殿様飛蝗トノサマバッタ
migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
皇太子殿下こうたいしでんか
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince

Additional Examples

上はバッキンガム宮殿に住んでいる。
The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace.tatoeba
女王はバッキンガム宮殿に住んでいる。
The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Palace, hall; lord (-dono). 殳 (strike) + 共 (together) under a roof 尸 — the grand hall of a noble house.Also known as “Milord”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 殿

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