Search…

Search blog post titles and content.

N2

Kanji 殿: meanings, readings, and example words.

2 min read

Kanji 殿: Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord

Key takeaways

Kanji 殿: Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

殿
N2

Meaning

Mr.hallmansionpalacetemplelord

On reading

デンテン

Kun reading

との-どの

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 殿

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

Kanji structure breakdown

殿

Structure breakdown

尸 + 共 + 殳

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A grand place where people (尸) gather together (共) and are strictly protected by guards with weapons (殳) is a palace. Remember the meaning through words like palace (宮殿) or the honorific title for a lord (殿下).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

デン
  • 宮殿きゅうでん

    palace / royal residence

  • 神殿しんでん

    temple / sacred place

  • 沈殿ちんでん

    precipitation / sedimentation / settling

Kun reading

との
  • 殿様とのさま

    feudal lord

Commonly used words

  • 宮殿
    きゅうでん

    palace / royal residence

  • 神殿
    しんでん

    temple / sacred place

  • 沈殿
    ちんでん

    precipitation / sedimentation / settling

  • 殿様
    とのさま

    feudal lord

Example sentences

Example 1

しろのそばに大きいきゅうでんがある。

Translation

There is a large palace next to the castle.

Example 2

テレビできゅうでんの中を見た。

Translation

I saw the inside of the palace on TV.

Example 3

隊のしんがりを務める。

Translation

Serve as the rear guard of the team.

Example 4

しんがりに残って味方を守った。

Translation

Stayed at the rear to protect the allies.

Kanji 殿: Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord | Daily Nihongo