The kanji 殿: meaning, readings and stroke order

殿

Meaning: palace, lord
On reading: デン den、テン ten
Kun reading: との tono、どの dono
Strokes: 13
Radical: 殳 weapon, lance
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cung điện, ngài (điện)
Japanese: おおきなりっぱなたてもの。〜どの。
Korean: 궁전, 님 (전)
Chinese: 宫殿、阁下

Readings, words and example sentences

デン den · on reading · less common

宮きゅう殿でん
palace
古い 宮きゅう殿でんを見学します。
We visit an old palace.

テン ten · on reading · less common

御ご殿てん
grand house (of a lord)
むかしの 御ご殿てんが残っています。
A grand old mansion is still standing.

との tono · kun reading · less common

殿との様さま
lord (in old Japan)
物語に 殿との様さまが出てきます。
A lord appears in the story.

どの dono · kun reading · less common

殿どの
Mr. or Ms. (formal title after a name)
手紙に山田殿どのと書きます。
I write 'To Mr. Yamada' on the letter.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.