# 殿 — palace; lord

殿 means “palace; lord”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: デン (den), テン (ten). Kun'yomi: との (tono).

- Meaning: palace; lord
- On'yomi: デン (den), テン (ten)
- Kun'yomi: との (tono)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Buildings & rooms

## How to remember 殿

Parts: 尸 flag · 共 together · 殳 club

## More in the “Buildings & rooms” set

[城](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/castle/) · [築](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/erect/) · [居](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reside/) · [壁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wall/) · [床](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/floor/) · [窓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/window/) · [殿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/palace/) · [軒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/eaves/) · [塔](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tower/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/palace/. Last updated 2026-11-01.