Quick answer
殿 is the kanji for "Hall". The most common reading is との (tono). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Hall
Also : Palace · Temple · Mansion · Lord
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 殿 represents 'MR.'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of mr..
On-reading: でん — remember this sound by associating it with mr.. Kun-reading: との.
Example Sentences
殿様のような贅沢な生活は、夢の中だけです。
とのさまのようなぜいたくなせいかつは、ゆめのなかだけです。
A luxurious life like a feudal lord's is only in dreams.
殿中での礼儀作法について、時代劇を通じて学ぶ人も多いです。
でんちゅうでのれいぎさほうについて、じだいげきをつうじてまなぶひともおおいです。
Many people learn about court etiquette through period dramas set in feudal Japan.
Vocabulary using 殿
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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