パレスparesu
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- nounpalace
- Synonym宮殿きゅうでんNeutralThe standard, most general word for a palace where an emperor or king lives; 「パレス」 is mostly used in names of hotels and buildings, as in 「パレスホテル」.
- Synonym王宮おうきゅうWrittenWritten style: a king's palace, said mostly of foreign royal courts; 「パレス」 is largely a name element.
- Synonym御所ごしょFormalAn honorific for the other person's home or address, with no palace sense; it cannot replace 「パレス」. For palaces say 「宮殿」.
- Synonym御殿ごてんNeutralA residence of a person of high rank, also used figuratively for a grand mansion; 「パレス」 is mostly a name element.
- Related殿舎でんしゃWrittenWritten style for palace and hall buildings as a group, mostly in historical contexts.
- Related宮室きゅうしつWrittenWritten word for an emperor's palace, and by extension the imperial family; rarely used.
- Related宮闕きゅうけつWrittenAn archaic word for the imperial palace; very rarely used today.
Use 「宮殿」 for a palace in general, 「王宮」 for a foreign royal palace, 「御殿」 for a Japanese noble's residence. 「パレス」 is mostly in names like 「パレスホテル」; 「殿舎」「宮室」「宮闕」 are literary words, mostly historical.
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