殿堂|でんどうdendou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpalace; hall
2. nounshrine; temple; sanctuary
3. nounhall of fame

• Synonym宮殿きゅうでんNeutralThe palace where an emperor or king lives; 殿堂 stresses grand, stately halls and the figurative peak of a field, as in 「野球の殿堂」.
• SynonymホールNeutralA loanword for a concert or event hall; it stresses the venue where events are held and carries none of 殿堂's solemn, sacred air.
• Synonym堂どうNeutralA single character for a Buddhist hall or large room, used mostly in compounds like 「本堂」 rather than on its own.
• RelatedホールNeutralA loanword for a concert or event hall; it stresses the venue where events are held and carries none of 殿堂's solemn, sacred air.
• Related神殿しんでんNeutralA building for enshrining and worshipping gods; the focus is religious ritual, and it is never used for the hall-of-fame sense of 殿堂.
• Related会館かいかんNeutralA facility built for group gatherings and activities, as in 「市民会館」; it names a practical public facility, not a grand or sacred hall.
• Related会堂かいどうWrittenA written word for a building where assemblies are held, secular or not; it can also mean a church or chapel.
• Related聖堂せいどうWrittenA written word for a Confucian temple or church; it stresses the sacred, religious character of the building.
• Related堂宇どううWrittenA written term for the halls and buildings of temples, especially Buddhist halls; used in formal prose.

「殿堂」 fits grand, stately halls and figurative peaks of a field, as in 「殿堂入り」「学問の殿堂」. Say 「宮殿」 for palaces, 「神殿」 for shrines, 「ホール」 for venues, 「会館」 for public facilities. 「会堂」 (assembly hall or church), 「堂宇」, 「聖堂」 are written; 「堂」 is mostly in compounds.

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

1. 立派りっぱで大おおきな建造物けんぞうぶつ。御殿ごてん。
2. ある分野ぶんやにおける中心ちゅうしん的てきな場所ばしょ、建造物けんぞうぶつ。
3. 特定とくてい分野ぶんやに功績こうせきのあった人物じんぶつを記念きねんするための施設しせつ、場所ばしょ。
4. 過去かこの功績こうせきの大おおきさから、都度つどの評価ひょうかによらず永久えいきゅうに称たたえられる地位ちい。
5. 神仏しんぶつをまつる建造物けんぞうぶつ。社殿しゃでん。仏ふつ堂どう。