宮殿|きゅうでんkyuuden[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpalace
   宮殿きゅうでんは物々ものものしい警戒けいかいぶりだった。↗

   The palace was heavily guarded.

• Synonym御殿ごてんNeutralA residence for nobles, also figuratively a palatial home, as in 「御殿のような家」; 「宮殿」 is reserved for the palace of an emperor or king.
• Synonym王宮おうきゅうNeutralThe palace where a king lives, as in 「ブルボン王宮」; 「宮殿」 is the broader term.
• SynonymパレスNeutralA loanword used mostly in hotel and building names, as in 「パレスホテル」; 「宮殿」 sounds more formal.
• Synonym御所ごしょFormalRead 「おところ」, it is a formal honorific for someone's address or home; the same written form read 「ごしょ」 means the Emperor's residence, close to 「宮殿」.
• Synonym殿堂でんどうNeutralA grand hall, also figuratively the highest honor in a field, as in 「殿堂入り」; 「宮殿」 is an emperor's residence.
• Related殿舎でんしゃWrittenA written word for a mansion, hall or building of the 「御殿」 class; everyday speech uses 「御殿」 or 「宮殿」.
• Related宮室きゅうしつWrittenA written, classical word for a palace or royal residence; in modern speech 「宮殿」 is the normal choice.
• Related大宮おおみやWrittenOld word for the imperial palace or a Grand Empress Dowager; in historical texts it can name the residence 「宮殿」 does, but today it is mostly a place name.
• Related宮闕きゅうけつWrittenA written, archaic word for the imperial palace, rare today except in historical writing; everyday usage calls for 「宮殿」.

Use 「宮殿」 for the palace of an emperor or monarch. For a king's residence say 「王宮」, for a noble's mansion 「御殿」, for hotel and building names 「パレス」, and for the hall of highest honor 「殿堂」. 「殿舎」「宮室」「宮闕」 belong to written or archaic prose, 「大宮」 survives mainly as a place name, and 「お所」 read 「おところ」 is an honorific for someone's home.

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1. 天皇てんのうや皇帝こうてい、国王こくおうなどが住すんでいる御殿ごてん。