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殿
lord · palace · hall · honorific suffix
N2On: でん、てんKun: との、どの
Memory Aid
This kanji looks like a grand **palace** with a roof on top. Inside, a kneeling **lord** (represented by the 臣 component) is protected, perhaps by a weapon (the 殳 component).
'デン' — The **lord** lives in a fancy **DEN**.
Vocabulary
殿様とのさまfeudal lord
宮殿きゅうでんpalace
殿下でんかHis/Her Highness
本殿ほんでんmain shrine hall
Example Sentences
その殿様は民を大切にしました。
That feudal lord cared for his people.
美しい宮殿が湖のそばに立っています。
A beautiful palace stands by the lake.
王子殿下は国民に挨拶をしました。
His Royal Highness the prince greeted the citizens.
この神社の本殿はとても古い。
The main hall of this shrine is very old.