御殿・ご殿|ごてんgoten[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounpalace; court

• Synonym宮殿きゅうでんWrittenWritten/formal prose: a palace where an emperor, king or similar ruler lives. 「御殿」 broadly means a noble's residence and is also used jokingly for mansions.
• SynonymパレスCasualColloquial loanword for a palace, often in hotel and building names; carries a Western flavor.
• Synonym御所ごしょFormalFormal honorific, read 「おところ」, for the other person's address or residence; only a related idea, not a mansion.
• Related王宮おうきゅうWrittenWritten: a palace where a king lives; it stresses royalty and is mostly said of foreign royal palaces.
• Related殿舎でんしゃWrittenWritten term for a large mansion, hall or palace; the focus is on the building itself.

Use 「御殿」 for a noble's residence or a grand mansion; it also appears jokingly as 「〇〇御殿」 for a luxurious home. For an emperor's or king's palace say 「宮殿」, for a royal palace 「王宮」, for the loanword 「パレス」, and 「お所」 only for someone's address.

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

1. 貴人きじんの住居じゅうきょ。
2. 大だい邸宅ていたく。
3. 内裏だいりの清涼せいりょう殿どののこと。