漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
殿: Mr., hall
Also: mansion, palace, temple, lord
殳 carries the meaning · 尸 and 共 are drawn in
Four readings, and the words that use each
デンden · on'yomi · in compounds
- 殿堂でんどうpalace, palatial building
- 殿下でんかYour Highness, His Highness
- 神殿しんでんsanctuary, temple, sacred place
- 宮殿きゅうでんpalace
テンten · on'yomi
- 御殿ごてんpalace, court
とのtono · kun'yomi · on its own
- 殿とのYour Highness, His Highness
- 殿様とのさまfeudal lord
-どの-dono · kun'yomi
- 山田殿やまだどのDear Mr. Yamada
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Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)臀, as 𡱂 (sound) + 殳 hand holding a weapon (meaning)
Shuowen: Phono-semantic compound (形聲): phonetic 𡱂 + semantic 殳 (“hand holding a weapon”) – the sound of hitting (not attested in ancient documents).
Source: Wiktionary, 殿 (rev. 93444005), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Enclosure/residency + lance shaft (殳). Originally referred to a guarded "palace" where warriors with "lances" stood watch to protect their "lord."”
Connections
Also built on together (共)
Also read デン
5 kanji share this on'yomiAlso read テン
12 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by sideIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · diàn
Same form: 殿 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 殿 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 殿 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin diàn most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.