Word details

殿様

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

Dictionary

Entry

殿様のさまNounFreq #19819
1

Honorific

nobleman; dignitary; lord

2

Historical term; Honorific

feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo

3

man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

殿

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

13 strokesFrequency 1,199JLPT N2Grade 8

On

デンテン

Kun

との-どの

Nanori

どん

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

14 strokesFrequency 493JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヨウショウ

Kun

さまさん

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