Explore 殿 in buildings and forms of address. Learn its reading with each complete word.
The idea
殿 has 13 strokes; follow the linked diagram. 宮殿 is きゅうでん and 本殿 is ほんでん; a lord is との, while the suffix in 田中殿 is どの.
Examples
- 宮殿は大きな庭に囲まれています。The palace is surrounded by a large garden.
- 旅行で宮殿を訪れました。We visited the palace on our trip.
- 殿が城に戻りました。The lord returned to the castle.
- 神社の本殿は古いです。The main hall of the shrine is old.
- その文書は田中殿あてです。The document is addressed to Mr Tanaka.
- 殿は侍と話しました。The lord spoke to the samurai.
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Watch out
殿 as an address is formal and often appears in official documents; it is not an everyday substitute for さん. との as a lord belongs to historical contexts.
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Write the reading of 宮殿 in hiragana.
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きゅうでん
宮殿 is きゅうでん, a palace; 殿 is read でん in this compound.
Write the reading of 殿 in 田中殿 in hiragana.
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どの
田中殿 is たなかどの; the suffix is どの, not との.
Choose the missing kanji: 本＿（ほんでん）［殿／屋］.
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殿
殿 completes 本殿（ほんでん）, the main sanctuary building.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 宮殿 in hiragana.
Write the reading of 殿 in 田中殿 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: 本＿（ほんでん）［殿／屋］.
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Write 殿 using the diagram, then cover the readings and use 宮殿 in a sentence.