神殿|しんでんshinden[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountemple; shrine; sanctuary
   この神殿しんでんは建たてるのに４６年ねんかかりました。↗

   It has taken forty-six years to build this temple.

• Synonym聖堂せいどうNeutralA church or Confucian temple, as in 「ニコライ聖堂」; 「神殿」 usually refers to a hall for a deity, such as those of ancient Greece or Shinto.
• Synonym祭殿さいでんWrittenWritten: a hall where rites are performed; 「神殿」 is the more general word for any hall that enshrines a god.
• RelatedサンクチュアリNeutralA loanword for a sanctuary or place of refuge, also figuratively an inviolable realm; 「神殿」 is a physical building.
• Related寺院じいんNeutralA Buddhist temple, or a religious building in general; 「神殿」 centres on the hall where gods are worshipped.
• Related聖域せいいきNeutralSacred ground, also figuratively a field that must not be touched; 「神殿」 is a concrete building.
• Related僧院そういんWrittenWritten style: a monastery or temple where monks live and train; 「神殿」 is a hall for worshipping gods.
• Related殿堂でんどうNeutralA grand hall, or figuratively the central place of a field, as in 「学問の殿堂」; 「神殿」 refers only to halls for gods.
• Related寺てらNeutralA Buddhist temple, the everyday word, as in 「お寺参り」; 「神殿」 is a hall for worshipping gods.
• Related神社じんじゃNeutralA Shinto shrine, the most common word; 「神殿」 usually means a foreign temple or the main hall within a shrine.
• Related神宮じんぐうNeutralA high-ranking shrine with imperial ties, as in 「伊勢神宮」; 「神殿」 is the broader term.
• Related山門さんもんWrittenWritten: a temple's main gate, by extension the temple itself; 「神殿」 is a hall for worshipping gods.
• Related精舎しょうじゃWrittenWritten, Buddhist term for a temple, as in 「祇園精舎」; 「神殿」 is for worshipping gods.
• Related御堂みどうNeutralA hall that houses and enshrines a Buddhist statue; 「神殿」 is a hall for worshipping gods.
• Related御廟ごびょうWrittenWritten: a mausoleum or ancestral temple built for an important figure; 「神殿」 is a hall for worshipping gods.
• Related社やしろWrittenA shrine, with a classical flavour though still used today; 「神殿」 is more general and also covers foreign temples.
• Related仏寺ぶつじWrittenWritten: a Buddhist temple; in daily speech say 「寺」. 「神殿」 is a hall for worshipping gods.
• Related宝殿ほうでんWrittenWritten: a shrine's treasure repository or its main hall; 「神殿」 is a hall for worshipping gods.
• Related霊殿れいでんWrittenWritten: a hall where the spirits of ancestors or the departed are enshrined; 「神殿」 is for worshipping gods.
• Related廟堂びょうどうWrittenWritten: a mausoleum or ancestral temple, also the imperial court; 「神殿」 is a hall for worshipping gods.

Use 「神殿」 for a temple of a foreign deity such as in ancient Greece, or for the main hall of a shrine. For Japanese Shinto shrines say 「神社」 (or the classical 「社」), and 「神宮」 for high-ranking imperial-linked ones like 「伊勢神宮」. Buddhist temples are 「寺」 or 「寺院」, churches are 「聖堂」, and sacred or untouchable ground is 「聖域」. The rest are narrower or written-style terms for specific halls.

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

1. 神かみを祀まつるための建造物けんぞうぶつ。
2. 宮中きゅうちゅう三殿みどののひとつ。