殿
殿 — Mr.
Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord
On’yomiデン (den)
On’yomiテン (ten)
Kun’yomiとの (tono)
Kun’yomi-どの (dono)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 殿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殿下 | でんか denka | Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness |
| 宮殿 | きゅうでん kyuuden | palace |
| 殿 | どの dono | Mr.; Mrs.; Miss |
| 殿堂 | でんどう dendou | palace; hall; shrine |
| 神殿 | しんでん shinden | temple; shrine; sanctuary |
| 殿様 | とのさま tonosama | nobleman; dignitary; lord |
Study notes
殿 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1199 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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