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殿下

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Chinese

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palace hall
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
simp. and trad.
(殿下)
殿

Pronunciation

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Noun

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殿下

  1. Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (殿下):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
殿
てん
Grade: S
か > が
Grade: 1
kan'on
Kanji in this term
殿
でん
Grade: S

Grade: 1
goon kan'on
 殿下 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literary Chinese 殿下 (diànxià)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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殿(でん)() or 殿(てん)() (denka or tenga

  1. (rare, attributive) down the steps to the imperial palaces where the emperor's relatives live, looking up
    Coordinate terms: 閣下, 猊下, 陛下
  2. (monarchy) Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
    Coordinate terms: 閣下, 猊下, 陛下
    (こう)(たい)()殿(でん)() / (こう)()殿(でん)()
    Kōtaishi Denka / Kōshi Denka
    His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince
    ()(かさの)(みや)殿(でん)()
    Mikasa no Miya Denka
    His Imperial Highness the Prince Mikasa
    (としの)(みや)殿(でん)()
    Toshi no Miya Denka
    Her Imperial Highness the Princess Toshi
    (ちち)(ぶの)(みや)()殿(でん)()
    Chichibu no Miya Hidenka
    Her Imperial Highness the Princess (Consort) Chichibu
    (たか)(まつの)(みや)(りょう)殿(でん)()
    Takamatsu no Miya Ryōdenka
    Their Imperial Highnesses the Prince and Princess (Consort) Takamatsu
    エディンバラ(こう)フィリップ(おう)(はい)殿(でん)()
    Edinbara Kō Firippu Ōhai Denka
    His Royal Highness the Prince (Consort) Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Usage notes

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A form of address with various uses:

  • Under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, for the 皇太子 (Kōtaishi, Crown Prince) and the 三后 (Sankō, Three Empresses).
  • After the Meiji era, for all members of the imperial family except the Emperor and Empresses are addressed as 陛下 (Heika, His/Her Majesty) instead.
  • After the Heian period, also for 摂政 (sesshō, regents), 関白 (kanpaku, chancellors) and 将軍 (shōgun).
  • For foreign kings, queens and sovereign princes.

Korean

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Hanja in this term
殿

Noun

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殿下 (jeonha) (hangeul 전하)

  1. hanja form? of 전하 (Your/His/Her Highness, Your/His Eminence)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
殿

Noun

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殿下

  1. chữ Hán form of điện hạ (Your/His/Her Highness).