Jisho

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殿

13 strokes
Radical:
weapon, lance
Parts:
Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord
Kun:
との-どの
On:
デンテン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 殿 【デン】 hall
  • 殿下 【デンカ】 your Highness, his Highness, her Highness
  • 拝殿 【ハイデン】 front shrine, hall of worship
  • 正殿 【セイデン】 main temple, main building of a shrine, alternate name for the Shishiden, Hall for State Ceremonies, central building of a palace, State Chamber
  • 殿下 【デンカ】 your Highness, his Highness, her Highness
  • 殿上 【テンジョウ】 the court, palace circles, palace floor
  • 御殿 【ゴテン】 palace, court
  • 紫御殿 【ムラサキゴテン】 wandering jew (Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'), purple secretia, purple-heart, purple queen

Kun reading compounds

  • 殿 【との】 feudal lord, mansion, palace
  • 殿様 【とのさま】 nobleman, dignitary, lord, feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyo, man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
  • 大殿 【おおとの】 current master, father of one's current master, minister (of government), noble, nobleman's residence
  • 若殿 【わかとの】 young lord, successor of one's current lord

Readings

Japanese names:
て、 どん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dian4
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • edificio impresionante
  • Sr.
  • Sra.

Portuguese

  • Sr.
  • corredor
  • mansão
  • palácio
  • templo
  • senhor

French

  • Monseigneur
  • hall
  • résidence
  • palais
  • temple
  • seigneur
1632 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1194 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
242 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
892 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
658 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1960 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1130 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1182 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1093 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1142 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2247 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1171 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1593 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1823 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16651 Morohashi
1792 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3001 New Nelson (John Haig)
1805 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1945 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1637 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3768 2001 Kanji
3r10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-4 SKIP code
7724.7 Four corner code
1-37-34 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6bbf Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
watchtower, lookout, high building
Kun:
たかどの
On:
ロウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2173 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 楼 【ロウ】 tower, tall building, belvedere, turret, lookout, watchtower, brothel
  • 楼閣 【ロウカク】 multistoried building
  • 鐘楼 【ショウロウ】 belfry, bell tower
  • 山水楼 【サンスイロウ】 Sansuiro (name of an exclusive restaurant)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lou2
Korean:
ru

Spanish

  • atalaya
  • mirador
  • torreón

Portuguese

  • vigia
  • vigilância
  • alto edifício

French

  • tour de guet
  • poste de guet
  • tour (immeuble)
1939 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1905 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2322 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1744 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1442 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1841 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1992 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1887 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1106 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1284 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
697 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
931 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
939 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
15212 Morohashi
1019 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2785 New Nelson (John Haig)
930 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
999 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1635 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1869 2001 Kanji
4a9.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-9 SKIP code
4994.4 Four corner code
1-47-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
697c Unicode hex code