王宮|おうきゅうoukyuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounroyal palace
   国王こくおうとその家族かぞくは王宮おうきゅうに住すんでいる。↗

   The king and his family live in the royal palace.

• Synonym宮殿きゅうでんNeutralThe general word for a palace where a sovereign lives. 「王宮」 is narrower: it means the king's own palace and is used mostly for foreign royal households.
• SynonymパレスNeutralA loanword for a royal palace, but also common in hotel and building names. When formally naming a king's palace, 「王宮」 is the usual choice.
• Related御殿ごてんNeutralA Japanese-style word for a noble's residence or palace, also used figuratively for a stately mansion. A foreign king's palace is 「王宮」.
• Related御所ごしょFormalRead 「おところ」; it is an honorific for the other person's address or home, not a palace, so it cannot replace 「王宮」.
• Related殿舎でんしゃWrittenA written word, rare even in prose, for palaces, halls and mansions; it stresses the building itself. For a king's residence say 「王宮」.
• Related宮室きゅうしつWrittenA written, archaic word for a sovereign's palace or, by extension, the imperial family; seldom used today. For an actual royal palace say 「王宮」.
• Related宮闕きゅうけつWrittenA literary, archaic word for the imperial palace, found mainly in Sino-Japanese verse and prose. In modern usage say 「王宮」 or 「皇居」.

Use 「王宮」 for a king's palace, as in 「タイの王宮」. Palaces in general are 「宮殿」; a Japanese-style noble's residence is 「御殿」; 「パレス」 often names hotels and buildings. The written 「殿舎」「宮室」「宮闕」 are rare and archaic, and 「お所」 is an honorific for someone's home.

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

1. 王おうの住すむ宮殿きゅうでん。