Word details

本殿

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本殿.

Dictionary

Entry

本殿ほんでんNounFreq #28056
1

main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

本

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう
殿

Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord

13 strokesFrequency 1,199JLPT N2Grade 8

On

デンテン

Kun

との-どの

Nanori

てどん

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