堂|どうdou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, noun (suffix)temple; shrine; chapel
2. noun, noun (suffix)hall
3. suffixcompanysuffix used in company names, store names, etc.
4. noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)front room

• Synonym殿堂でんどうNeutralA grand, solemn hall; also the central place of a field or a hall of fame, as in 「野球殿堂」. Unlike 「堂」, it is not used as a suffix in shop names.
• SynonymホールNeutralLoanword for a large modern hall or event venue, as in 「コンサートホール」; has a distinctly modern feel.
• Synonym堂宇どううWrittenWritten/formal term for temple buildings, viewed as a whole; rare in modern usage.

Use 「堂」 for halls enshrining gods or Buddha and for assembly halls — 「本堂」, 「講堂」, 「食堂」 — and as a suffix in shop names. For a solemn, grand hall say 「殿堂」; for a modern venue say 「ホール」. 「堂宇」 is a rare written word for temple buildings.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. (ドウ) 神仏しんぶつをまつる建物たてもの。
2. (ドウ) 多おおくの人ひとの集あつまる建物たてもの。
3. (ドウ) 客きゃくに接せっしたり、礼楽れいがくを行おこなったりする所ところ。正殿せいでん。
4. (ドウ) 屋号やごうや雅号がごう、または建物たてものの名ななどにつけて用もちいる。